Najib: Give Trump time to settle down


Najib is greeted by Malaysian officials at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Accompanying him is Malaysian Ambassador to Japan Datuk Ahmad Izlan (far left).

TOKYO: A United States administration under Donald Trump may make many world leaders feel uneasy, but don’t count Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak among them.

Weighing in on the shock election victory of the American businessman-cum-reality TV personality eight days into his transition, the Prime Minister said he knew Trump personally and had played golf with him.

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