President Trump Leaves Out Hindus in Diwali Tweets
It took President Donald Trump three tries before he recognized Hindus in a White House celebration of Diwali on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted "Today, we gathered for Diwali, a holiday observed by Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains throughout the United States  around the world." As people online pointed out that he glaringly omitted Hindus  a billion people throughout the world for whom Diwali is a major holiday  the tweet was deleted, only to be replaced by a second one that again left out Hindus. , While Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains do observe Diwali, Hindus are among the largest religious group to celebrate the holiday. More than 2 million people in the U.S. identify as Hindu, according to Pew, which projects there will be about 2.5 million Hindus by 2020. In a followup tweet, Trump said it was "my great honor to host a celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights.", , Trump initial omission of Hindus sparked some concern online. , , ,