US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended Diwali greetings to attendees at the White House. The celebrations were marked by his familiar struggle with pronouncing several Indian-American leaders’ names, adding to a long history of amusing mispronunciations. He initially struggled to pronounce ‘Diwali’ but later pronounced it correctly. During the ceremonial lamp-lighting, Trump acknowledged Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon and then turned to Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra, whom he referred to as “Vinay Kwatruth.” "We’re greatly honored to be joined by the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatruth. It's very nice. Well, I wasn't too far off. Thank you very much," Trump said. He also congratulated US Ambassado

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