Obama's second visit to Malaysia: What do Malaysians say?

US president Barack Obama's second visit to Malaysia has brought various reactions from Malaysians on social media.

Obama has been to the G20 meeting in Antalya, Turkey, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in the Philippines capital Manila before attending the East Asian and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits in Kuala Lumpur.

Most Malaysians hope the world leader's visit to the country will bring benefits to Malaysia while others said they were impressed with Obama's speech when he attended the town hall session at Taylor's University on Friday.

Glad to have heard Obama's voice w/ my own ears. He even looked right at me Thank u for coming @POTUS ! #ObamaInKL pic.twitter.com/CIu1thVqzH
— Imran Idzqandar (@imranidz) November 20, 2015

Be postive my Fellow Malaysian #ObamaInKL
— william elwyn james (@kenny79_sp) November 20, 2015

Obama in Malaysia on personal ties to SE Asia: "I like the people + I really like the food. This is part of who I am + how I see the world."
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) November 20, 2015

Man! I wish I was a "youth" again! Would have loved to have been there! They were giving out cookies! https://vulcanpost.com/459151/obama-town-hall-meeting-malaysia/
Posted by //www.facebook.com/HARITHISKANDERCOMEDIAN/">HARITH ISKANDER on Friday, 20 November 2015

This. Kbye. #obamainkl #sorrynotsorryFLOTUS #ysealisummitKL pic.twitter.com/vlJn7PqChE
— Jayanthi Palani (@JaynePals) November 22, 2015

#MyBestBirthdayinmyLife Capturing the moment when @BarackObama passed by the place where I am standing. #ObamaInKL pic.twitter.com/Zmmh2SRvdp
— Aaron Quah (@8603103) November 22, 2015

The very fact that President Obama is willing to come to Malaysia shld be an honour, yet we Malaysians say he causes problems #ObamaInKL
— (@gwenteh) November 20, 2015

Some have also questioned the rationale behind some netizens who had voiced hope to Obama to resolve domestic issues in the country.

Why shld Msians expect the President of the USA to provide solutions the ctry's problems? It's our issue, not theirs https://t.co/8W40EVd1Nm
— Faizal Hamssin (@faizalhamssin) November 21, 2015

Barack Obama is a fine President. But he's answerable to the American ppl, not Msians. Of course he puts American interests first. Not ours.
— Faizal Hamssin (@faizalhamssin) November 21, 2015

Apart from that, netizens also raised the issue of traffic congestion in the capital due to the increased security controls in conjunction with Obama's visit.

#ObamaInKL be like : pic.twitter.com/P21j6bZYzY
— daus (@fearisx) November 20, 2015

People spend more time with family at home to avoid bad traffic #ObamaInKL
— (@qillme) November 21, 2015

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Credit Photo: Bernama

Obama had arrived in Air Force One at Airport RMAF Subang, Selangor around 3.45pm on Friday.