Trump confuses India with Brazil amid elections
US President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed in a recent Truth Social post that 125 million people had participated in an Indian presidential election, despite no such election taking place. The post came while Trump was criticizing the US electoral process, contrasting it with the speed of India's vote counting. However, India does not hold a presidential election; instead, the President is chosen by an Electoral College.
Trump's mix-up appeared to refer to Brazil, which indeed held its first-round presidential election on October 4, with nearly 125 million votes recorded.
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