US President Donald Trump received a red-carpet welcome to the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia as he began the first leg of his Asian tour on Sunday, October 26.
The US President was received by Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where he was greeted by a sea of Malaysian and US flags. A welcome ceremony was arranged for Trump at the airport, where he, too, broke out into a little dance.
In a video going viral on social media, a grinning Trump can be seen responding to cultural performers with his trademark arm-waving dance.
Watch Trump dance in the video here:
Here's how netizens reacted:
Social media users had a mixed reaction to Trump dancing with the Malaysian troops. While some found the move “cringe,” several others thought that it was great to mix “diplomacy and entertainment”.
“Demented?” asked a netizen. “So cringe,” exclaimed another, to which one added, “What a clown”.
A user said Trump gives “more drunk uncle at the wedding vibes…”
“Good God, this man is embarrassing,” mocked a user.
“This is so Meme-Ready,” said another.
One netizen said, “A little diplomacy mixed with flair makes politics more entertaining. Curious to see how this tour shapes the next moves.”
“Trump making dancing great again,” a user quipped.
Another added, “The alliance has officially entered the groove phase.”
“Diplomacy meets showmanship as Trump dances into Asia,” a user said. Another added, “Love it!!”
Trump co-signs Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement
US President Donald Trump co-signed a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, a truce he helped broker after the deadliest clashes between the neighbours in decades.
The deal was signed by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, alongside Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, following a bloody border dispute this year.
The agreement will see the release of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war on humanitarian grounds, according to a press release from Cambodia's Foreign Ministry.
The two neighbours agreed to an initial ceasefire in late July, brokered in part by Trump, but both sides have since traded accusations of violations.
Trump called it a “Great Peace Deal... which I proudly brokered between Cambodia and Thailand.”
Speaking at the signing, Trump called it a “monumental step” and congratulated both Anutin and Hun for the move.
