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Donald Trump hosted Diwali at the White House and received a Hanuman Chalisa?
Re-checked 7 Nov 2026: first published as Misleading, now True.
Donald Trump hosted a White House Diwali celebration in November 2026 and was gifted a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa by Indian tech entrepreneur Vishal Gondal. News outlets including India Today, Deccan Herald, and The Tribune reported that Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at the Oval Office with prominent Indian-American leaders. Entrepreneur Vishal Gondal presented Trump with a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa during the ceremony. The post uses an AI-generated graphic to illustrate the confirmed event.
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- Checked 7 Nov 2026
- Main source: Donald Trump Diwali: US President celebrates festival with Indian-American CEOs
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વ્હાઈટ હાઉસમાં દિવાળીની ઉજવણી, ટ્રમ્પને ભેટમાં અપાઈ “હનુમાન ચાલીસા” અમેરિકાના વ્હાઈટ હાઉસમાં દિવાળીની ઉજવણી કરવામાં આવી. રાષ્ટ્રપતિ ટ્રમ્પ દ્વારા આયોજિત…
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- US President Donald Trump hosted a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office with Indian-American leaders, where entrepreneur Vishal Gondal gifted him a copy of the Hanuman Chalisa, as reported by Deccan Herald, India Today, and The Tribune.
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