US President Donald Trump has blamed countries like China, Russia and India for adding to the global air pollution and asserted

Washington: US President Donald Trump has blamed countries like China, Russia and India for adding to the global air pollution and asserted that his country has the best environmental numbers.

Speaking to his cheering supporters at an elections rally, Trump said the US under his administration has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment.

Donald Trump

We have the best environmental numbers, ozone numbers, and so many other numbers. In the meantime, China, Russia, India all these countries they're spewing stuff into the air, he alleged during the rally.

He said the US has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment.

Donald Trump

During Thursday's rally too, Trump said to the cheering crowd that it were a few nations that were contributing to global pollution.

I keep telling my people you know, I love clean air but Russia and China, you look at a map you have all these spots and India and many others are spewing it in. What do you suggest? he asked his thousands of supporters who had gathered at a city airport here to listen to his election speech.