 "Trump criticises Obama for slow growth rate, cites India's growth as example")
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday criticised outgoing President Barack Obama for leading a slow economic growth, arguing that if a "large country" like India can grow at 8%, why the United States (US) is not.
Trump's remarks at an election rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, came hours after latest figures showed the American economy grew 2.9% in the third quarter this year.
The outspoken billionaire from New York said Obama is the first American president under whom the economic growth rate of the US has not crossed 3% in any of the years.
Trump said he is being told that the US cannot grow faster as it is a big country.
"Well, India is a large larger country. It is a growing at 8%," Trump said, asking his audience if India can grow at such a high rate, why the US is not.
Similarly, he said, China is growing between 6% and 7%.
"If they (India and China) grow at 2-3%, this would be considered disastrous by them, he said.
Trump's remarks at an election rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, came hours after latest figures showed the American economy grew 2.9% in the third quarter this year.
The outspoken billionaire from New York said Obama is the first American president under whom the economic growth rate of the US has not crossed 3% in any of the years.
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"Well, India is a large larger country. It is a growing at 8%," Trump said, asking his audience if India can grow at such a high rate, why the US is not.
Similarly, he said, China is growing between 6% and 7%.
"If they (India and China) grow at 2-3%, this would be considered disastrous by them, he said.
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