When Donald Trump contested the Presidential elections in 2016 and 2024, some fringe Hindu organisations, such as the Hindu Sena prayed and held 'havan' and 'yagna' for his victory. However, Alexander Duncan of Trump's Republican Party has objected to the construction of the statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman. Calling Hanuman a "false Hindu God", he objected to the construction of a 90-foot statue of lord Hanuman, known as the 'Statue of Union'.
Is US Christian nation?
Taking to the social media platform X, he wrote a post along with the video of the statue located at Shri Ashtalakshmi Temple in the town of Sugar Land, Texas. Calling the US a Christian nation, he wrote in the post, "Why are we allowing a false statue of a false Hindu God to be here in Texas? We are a CHRISTIAN nation." Du