Malaysia’s Mahathir: ‘I asked Trump to resign to save the US’

Comments made in response to proposed Israel-Palestine peace deal were not levelled at the American people, the PM told a dialogue of French firms

He also announced a revised economic growth forecast of 4.5 per cent, citing ‘challenging times’ as the reason for the reduction from an earlier estimate

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks at a press conference during the third conference of the League of Parliamentarians For Al-Quds. Photo: Bernama / DPA

Published: 5:59pm, 10 Feb 2020Updated: 9:23pm, 10 Feb 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he called for the resignation of United States President Donald Trump to save America – and that his recent criticism was not levelled at the American people, only at Trump.

“I asked him to resign to save America,” Mahathir said after a dialogue with French firms on Monday, according to The Star newspaper.

On Saturday, Mahathir said Trump had to resign over his proposed Israel-Palestine peace deal, which the Malaysian leader called “utterly unacceptable” and “grossly unjust”.

“This deal will only bring more conflict to the region, and will antagonise billions of people around the world,” Mahathir said at the third conference of The League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds on Saturday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump hold hands at the end of a joint press conference to announce the US' Middle East peace plan proposal. Photo: DPA

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