Published: 24 Oct 2025

Author: Tang Siew Mun

US President Donald Trump’s decision to attend the upcoming ASEAN Summits in Kuala Lumpur has put the Malaysian authorities in a pickle.

ASEAN summits are often derided as monotonous and uneventful. The 47th ASEAN Summit, scheduled from 26-28 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, may prove to be the exception, in large part due to the outsized persona of US President Donald Trump. The American president has made political waves even before reaching the shores of Malaysia in at least two respects.

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