American political scientist and author Christine Fair used the Hindi expletive “c**tiya” to describe U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent interview with Pakistan-origin British journalist Moeed Pirzada. The moment, captured on video, has since gone viral across social media platforms.
Fair, known for her books on the Pakistan military, criticized the Trump administration’s foreign policy approach and emphasized the enduring influence of the American bureaucracy in navigating complex geopolitical landscapes.
During the interview, Pirzada asked Fair whether the United States had moved past India as a security partner following Trump’s tariff measures against New Delhi. Fair replied: “I don’t think US has moved beyond it (India) … I don’t think the bureaucracies have. I can’t speak for the patina of officials in the Trump administration. You know … Unfortunately, many of the Trump officials are not terribly expert in their field. So it’s very tempting to just take down as the singular force that matters. But one does have to remember that we have this complicated bureaucracy and this bureaucracy has been really working toward this relationship for these 25 years.”
She expressed concern over the weakening of the U.S. bureaucracy in recent months, noting the loss of thousands of State Department personnel. … so the optimist in me would like to believe the bureaucracy is going to hold it together, but the pessimist in me says this is six months and we have got four years of this … of this … c**tiya. I know I can’t live in this country after four years.” Pirzada laughed at the unexpected remark and pointed out her choice of language. Fair responded bluntly: “Well, he is a ‘c**tiya.'”
She even joked that her Virginia license plate reads “c**tiya.”
The candid moment sparked a wave of reactions online, with users amused by the global use of a colloquial Hindi term. One user commented, “This was too hilarious. The word c**tiya has now gone global.” Another added, “This is the real globalization of Indian culture.”
Christine Fair has been an outspoken critic of Trump, frequently calling him out for what she describes as his “inconsistent statements and policy flip-flops.”
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