US President Donald Trump is an American businessman and politician affiliated with the Republican Party. He served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 and was re-elected as the 47th president after winning the November 2024 election.
His first term was defined by a trade war with China, tense exchanges with North Korea, and his controversial push to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to curb immigration.
At the start of his second term, Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, straining relations with America’s closest neighbors despite the NAFTA and USMCA trade agreements. He also stirred controversy with his remarks about Panama’s control of its canal and his reported interest in purchasing Greenland from Denmark—a proposal widely dismissed by Danish officials.
Trump became the first U.S. president to be impeached twice and one of the few to lose a re-election bid before staging a political comeback. He began his career in the family real estate business, later becoming a real estate tycoon and reality TV host before entering politics in 2016. His presidency and post-presidency have been clouded by legal troubles, including multiple felony charges and civil cases. The most infamous controversy remains his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory. In 2024, Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally while he was campaigning for presidency.
India has the human capital to create a world class higher education system. So many Indian – Americans on the faculty of top US institutions. Why should so many young Indians wish to study in America. A visionary Minister for Education. Invite foreign universities to set up campuses in India. Let a zephyr of academic freedom and rigour billow through JNU, Ashoka University, the IITs and IIMs.
Quixotic? What makes you say so., Ms. Shailaja Bajpai?
Just because people like you who support terrorist organisations like Hamas will not be granted student visas.
President Trump is doing the right thing by introducing social media checks for people applying for US visa. If someone is a supporter of UN sanctioned terrorist organisations, he/she has no right to be in the US. If someone is fundamentally non-aligned with the foundational ideals of the USA, he/she does not deserve a US visa. It’s as simple as that.
No wonder the likes of Ms. Shailaja Bajpai are taking umbrage at this. The liberal-secular cabal, of which is a distinguished member, has always abused the freedoms and rights enshrined in the Constitutions of democratic nations like USA, UK, France, India, etc.
The Print’s editorial team hates President Trump simply because he is weeding out the Left-liberal cabal which had taken over American academia. This very same Left-liberal cabal based out of elite American universities has been the fountainhead of inspiration for the Indian Left-liberals. Aided and abetted by the American “guru”, the Indian “shishya” took control over Indian colleges and universities. This resulted in JNU, Jamia, AMU, Jadavpur, TISS, FTII and other such universities becoming virtual republics – places where India’s identity, territorial integrity and sovereignty were questioned.
Under patronage of successive Congress administrations, the Left-liberal cabal got a stranglehold over Indian higher education. Situation is so dire that academics like Nivedita Menon (JNU) openly call for the dismemberment of India.
No wonder The Print loves such scumbags.