US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Says ‘Every Country Has Stupid People’ While Responding to "Racist Remarks" Question in Delhi

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:41am on 24 May 2026,Sunday India Global

Marco Rubio said “every country in the world has stupid people” while responding to a question on racist remarks against Indians during a joint press conference in New Delhi with S. Jaishankar. Rubio said the United States remained a welcoming country and acknowledged the Indian diaspora’s contribution to the US economy. He also clarified that recent changes affecting H-1B, J1 and F1 visas were part of a global immigration system overhaul and not targeted at India. Rubio held delegation-level talks with Jaishankar and also met Narendra Modi. (PC: HT)

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