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    Donald Trump Jr. Is Impressed By The 'Smile On A Face' Of India's Poor

    He may have thought he was paying the poor a compliment. India's poor, however, do not always have reason to smile.
    by Kamala Thiagarajan Feb 21, 2018 3 minutes
    Donald Trump Jr. at a photo session after visiting Trump Tower Kolkata, a Trump Organization apartment building in India. Its website says it is "synonymous with celebrated luxury."

    Donald Trump Jr. says he was impressed by the poor people of India.

    During a visit to promote his family's luxury apartments, Trump Jr. had this to say in a television interview with the Indian channel CNBC-TV 18.

    "I think there is something about the spirit of the Indian people that is unique here to other parts of the emerging world. You go through a town ... and, I don't want to be glib but you can see the poorest of the poor and there is still a smile on a face. ...

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