Anwar to Trump: You break rules to give me a ride on the Beast

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Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was given a ride on the “Beast” together with US President Donald Trump on the latter's way from the airport to the venue of the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Oct 26).  Anwar joked that Trump had broken the rules and protocol to invite him on a ride on the special vehicle built for US presidents and described it as a “nice ride” where both spoke about many things.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would say a great thank you and we of course admire your tenacity, your courage

00:23because the world needs leaders who promote peace strongly.

00:29To achieve that, you have to break some rules, as you did today.

00:34When the President arrived, he asked me to join him in the car.

00:39I said that's against the security and protocol rules.

00:42And he was delighted to break the rules and I...

00:44It was a nice ride.

00:47It was a nice ride.

00:49And we share a lot of things in common.

00:52I was in prison, but he almost got there.

00:56But we're very good exchangers on a number of issues.

01:01Of course, priorities, of course, the peace deal.

01:03And I must also share with you here that I took the opportunity, full opportunity,

01:10without Secretary Rubio knowing this, exploring other issues too.

01:14And thank the President for his effort to secure peace in many parts of the world, including Gaza,

01:22and urging him to remain focused and ensure that there's a comprehensive peace that the world requires.

01:31And I am delighted, truly, President, to hear from you personally how determined you are

01:39to ensure that peace is achieved in the most intractable areas, almost impossible.

01:46But you did it.

01:48And we have shown our support and call on the United States in particular

01:56to continue this with the support of many, not only neighbors, but about the world.

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