This viral post claiming that President Donald Trump said the US plans to bring India’s
A post is being shared on social media (here, here, and here) claiming that US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and that the US was in talks to adopt India’s EVM system for the 2028 election. It…
It further claims that Trump praised India’s EVMs as secure and called for an end to mail-in voting. Let’s verify the claim made in the post in this article.
In his original post, Trump mentioned CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s interaction with the US administration and praised India’s voter ID system while urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
What Happened
We then reviewed the social media accounts (here, here, and here) of US President Donald Trump to check whether he had made the statement mentioned in the viral post. In the post, Trump stated that earlier that month, India’s Chief Election Commissioner.
A post is being shared on social media (here, here, and here) claiming that US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and that the US was in.
Claim: Donald Trump said the US is in talks with India to bring its EVM system to America for the 2028 election.
However, he did not say that the US was in talks to bring India’s EVM system to America for the 2028 election.
Key Details
He concluded by calling for the passage of the SAVE America Act. We also found multiple media reports (here, here, and here) about Trump’s post, in which the US President praised India’s election system and called for the passage of the SAVE.
To verify the claim, we conducted a Google search using relevant keywords but found no credible reports or official information confirming that US President Donald Trump said the US is in talks with India.
However, we found no post from Trump stating that the US is in talks with India to bring its EVM system to America for the 2028 election.
During this process, we found a Truth Social post (archived) by Trump dated 18 August 2026.
Why It Matters
The legislation concerns voter eligibility and identification and has no provisions related to adopting or importing India’s EVM system. To sum up, this viral post alleging that President Donald Trump said the US plans to bring India’s EVMs for the 2028 election.
Trump also referred to India’s last election, which had 646 million voters, noting that less than 1% voted by mail and that every voter had to provide a valid photo identity document.
However, none of these reports mentioned that the US is in talks with India to bring its EVM system to America for the 2028 election.
What Reports Say
Coverage of the story so far points to:
The bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on 30 January 2026 and referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
As of 20 August 2026, it has not (here, here) become law.
Continued reporting by FACTLY as more details emerge
