Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday —ANI

I can’t understand a word he’s saying. It’s the accent, it’s a little bit tough for me to hear that. Donald Trump US President

ONLINE REPORT Washington 

US President Donald Trump told an Indian journalist at the White House that he could not understand him owing to his foreign accent. It all happened at a press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The US president was standing alongside the Indian prime minister when the reporter asked Trump about the extradition of Tahawwur Rana. Rana, who is a Canadian citizen, originally from Pakistan, is an accused in the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed.

Trump began by saying, ‘‘We’ll do a few questions,” and then pointed towards the unnamed Indian reporter, saying: ‘‘Please. Please go ahead. Yeah, yeah, blue shirt.’’ The reporter, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, can then be heard saying: ‘‘Thank you, Mr President. People in India will naturally welcome your decision to extradite Tahawwur Rana to India back home.

“In that context, I’d like to ask you a question about… in the last few years, we have seen several groups in the US raising anti-India voice, calling about separation, terrorism activities in India. Do you think that should continue here in the US as well?’’’ Trump said, ‘‘You have to go louder.’’

The reporter began speaking again, saying: ‘‘Mr president, people in India would be welcoming your decision to extradite Tahawwur Rana.’’  But Trump interrupted him and said: “I can’t understand a word he’s saying. It’s the accent, it’s a little bit tough for me to hear that.”