India, April 23 -- US President Donald Trump issued a clarification on his "hellhole" comment on India, with a statement through Washington's Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday.

Trump on Thursday posted a transcript of a conservative political talk show hosted by Michael Savage, which referred to India, China, and other nations as "hellholes"-places from where people come to Washington in their ninth month of pregnancy and instantly become US citizens.

"The President has said, 'India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top'," a US Embassy spokesperson said.

The text that Trump shared mainly criticises the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), accusing it of backing policies that allegedly benefit undocumented immig...