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Trump heads to India, where throngs await

President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, wave as they walk to board Air Force One during departure, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to India. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Dave Boyer and Siddhant Mohan - The Washington Times

President Trump is likely to see some of the biggest crowds of his presidency when he arrives in India on Monday for a two-day visit.

Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, left, and his husband Chasten Buttigieg, right, wave to the crowd following a campaign event in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is surrounded by reporters as he speaks about the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, in Washington, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves the White House, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in Washington, en route to India. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, wave as they walk to board Air Force One during departure, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to India. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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