An Indian man found himself in the unexpected spotlight after receiving an automated text from Donald Trump’s election campaign. This happened on October 3, 2024, when Trump’s official account on X (formerly Twitter) sent a message to the man urging him to participate in the voting process in North Carolina. The Indian citizen responded with a twist that went viral in no time.
The automated message read: “I’ll send you IMPORTANT ELECTION UPDATES for North Carolina. Make sure you are ready to VOTE FOR DONALD J. TRUMP by November 5th.”
To which the user replied: “Thanks, but you will never be my President. Kamala Harris will never be my President either. Actually, I am from India.” The reply left the netizens in splits while garnering over two Lakh views on the platform.
The situation sparked a flurry of comments as users expressed surprise at receiving political messages from a US Election campaign. Some people began to doubt the efficiency of automated services delivering messages to people outside the US.
Thanks, but you will never be my President.Kamala Harris will never be my President either.
Actually I am from India https://t.co/gKbkNYa18P
— Roshan Rai (@RoshanKrRaii) October 3, 2024
A user attributed the automated messages to Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk, the owner of X. A comment read, “@realDonaldTrump (sic) has tied up with @elonmusk (sic) for sending these unsolicited campaign messages. It’s common in India. Never thought that the US was as bad.”
@realDonaldTrump has tied up with @elonmusk for sending these unsolicited campaign messages.Its common in India. Never thought that US is as bad.— Manoj Arora (@manoj_216) October 3, 2024
Another user said, “Weirdest moment on my TL.”
????????????????????Weirdest moment on my TL
— Kashif Ansari ???????? کاشف انصاری (@Perfi_X) October 3, 2024
Yet another user humorously mentioned, “upar tak pehechan hai bhai ki” (“The brother has connections all the way to the top.”)
upar tak pehechan hai bhai ki— Harsh Sharma (@HarshSh78228529) October 3, 2024
“Ye toh glitch in the matrix ho gaya” (“This feels like a glitch in the matrix.”), read a comment.
Ye toh glitch in the matrix ho gayaBhari bulunder
— Rahul R (@NiftyRahul) October 3, 2024
The United States will vote in the presidential election on November 5, 2024, when Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, will face his democratic counterpart Kamala Harris.
The United States conducts its presidential elections with an approach known as the Electoral College as opposed to the popular vote. There are 538 votes in total with each candidate requiring 270 to get a majority. They are allocated in sets of electoral votes in proportion to residents per state, and nearly every state uses the winner-take-all provision.
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