'Every voter had valid ID': Trump praises India polls, renews push for SAVE America Act

In the United States on 18 August 2026, Trump cited India’s election model and its voter ID cards to renew his push for the SAVE America Act, saying “Every voter had valid ID” in India. He referred to a remark by Gyanesh Kumar, whom Indian outlets called the country’s chief election commissioner. US envoy Sergio Gor also cited India’s election model for the US voter ID push, and a meeting between Kumar and Gor was noted.

India’s foreign ministry highlighted the “credibility and robustness” of the country’s electoral system and called them “well-established facts”. Congress said Gyanesh Kumar should be taken to the US, and Ishaan Tharoor mocked Trump’s India voter ID pitch.