PM Najib earned Trump's respect - Anifah

Remarks of Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman on the success of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's visit and meeting at the White House:

"Saudara2 sekalian,

No words can describe how proud the privileged few of us who were with YAB PM during the working visit to the President of the USA.

I accompanied him to visits with Kings, Presidents, Prime Ministers but this could be the peak.

If only rakyat Malaysia can see how he handled the visit and the quality of the exchanges that earned the respect of the US President and his delegations,make you proud as a Malaysian.

All the top 3 of the US Govt and senior Cabinet members were there.

Seldom happened or none so far.

President Trump was not what you read in the paper, he was truly the President of the most powerful nation and our PM has earned his respect and that of his colleagues.

The President sought our PM's views on the regional and international issues and at times instructed his senior Cabinet members to do as what the Malaysian had done.

I thanked PM for the honour and privilege to be there with him on that historical day. You can see the body language of the President Cabinet and their attentiveness that this was a meeting of substance.

Truly I can't find enough words to describe how proud I was. And you all should too because our Prime Minister is special!"