OOPS! WH's Spicer prematurely wishes India on its 70th Independence Day

June 24, 2017 14:08

India celebrates 70 years of freedom this August 15, but White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has wasted no time wish our country and its citizens. Addressing his daily press briefing, Spicer was asked about the upcoming Donald Trump-Narendra Modi meeting at the White House.

In response, Spicer said that he'd first like to "wish the people of India a happy 70th anniversary on their independence."

The question, asked by a reported identified only as 'Goyal', was about the expectations from Trump and Modi's June 26 meeting in Washington, DC. The two leaders are meeting for the first time; notably, Modi will become the first world leader with whom Donald Trump sits down for a working dinner.

Answering the question, Spicer said President Trump and Prime Minister Modi will "discuss ongoing cooperation, including counterterrorism, defense partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, global cooperation, burden-sharing, trade, law enforcement, and energy. I think it's going to be a very robust discussion."

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