SEPANG: US President Donald Trump has arrived in Malaysia, with Air Force One touching down at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday (Oct 26) morning.
The Jalur Gemilang and the Stars and Stripes flew side by side, as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and other Cabinet ministers and senior government officials greeted him.
Upon arrival, Trump shared a light moment with performers, joining the dance troupe with his own moves and chatting with the performers.
Trump also held both the US and Malaysia flags, waving them jovially.
He then got into the Cadillac One, simply known as “The Beast”, together with Anwar at 10.13am where they are expected to head to the 47th Asean Summit and related summits at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
They were accompanied by a tight security detail motorcade.
This marks Trump's maiden official visit to Malaysia and his first participation in an Asean Leaders' Summit since returning to office.
Trump is the third American president in history to visit Malaysia, after Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 and Barack Obama in 2014 and 2015.
During his first term (2017-2021), Trump attended the 2017 Asean Summit in the Philippines and did not attend subsequent meetings.
The last US presidential visit to Malaysia was by Obama in 2015, making Trump's arrival a diplomatically significant moment as Washington seeks to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia amid intensifying global strategic competition.
The ongoing Asia tour is his first to the region since beginning his non-consecutive second term in January.
Trump is expected to participate in high-level dialogues and witness the signing of the Kuala Lumpur Accord - a landmark peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia aimed at ending decades of their border dispute.
Anwar has welcomed the visit, describing it as a diplomatic milestone that reflects renewed US engagement with Southeast Asia.
He said Malaysia remains committed to using the summit as a platform to promote dialogue, strengthen partnerships and highlight Asean's strategic importance.
Among other world leaders attending the summit are Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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US President Donald Trump gestures at the top of the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. -AFP
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. -Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. -Reuters
President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. -AP
President Donald Trump walks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. -AP
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump on the first stop of his trip to Asia, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. -Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. -Reuters
Air Force One carrying United States President Donald Trump enters Malaysian airspace, approaching Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday.-Bernama
Air Force One, carrying United States President Donald Trump, touches down at the Bunga Raya Complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). -Bernamapic
The crowd react as President Donald Trump arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. -AP
People wave US flags as they wait for US President Donald Trump to walk from Air Force One as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. -AFP
US President Donald Trump (centre) joins performers for a dance during the welcome ceremony next to Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) as he arrives on Air Force One at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. -AFP
United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pose for photographers in front of The Beast, with Air Force One in the background, as performers gleamingly wave Malaysian and US flags.-Bernamapic
