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Donald Trump to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during congratulatory call: Your English is good
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Donald Trump to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during congratulatory call: Your English is good

A phone call between newly elected Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US President-elect Donald Trump has drawn significant attention online for the heated exchange, during which both leaders praised each other. They congratulated each other on their electoral victories and “incredible” achievements, while also expressing their desire to visit each other’s countries.

Subianto shared a video of the call late Monday, and it has already garnered more than 2.2 million views as of press time.

The Indonesian president, who was in Washington on an official visit, told Trump he would like to “call” him personally. “If possible, I would like to call you personally. Wherever you are, I am willing to fly to personally congratulate you sir,” he said.

The Republican leader responded: “That’s so beautiful. We’ll do it whenever you want.”

As the call progressed, Subianto expressed admiration for Trump’s leadership and accomplishments. Trump, for his part, congratulated the Indonesian president on his recent victory and praised his vision for the country.

When Trump remarked, “Your English is so good,” Subianto replied, “Yes, sir. All my training is American,” to which the US president-elect replied, “Ah, that’s great. I can see.”

The 73-year-old Indonesian president also said he was shocked by the assassination attempt on Trump.

“We were all shocked when they tried to assassinate you. But we are very happy that the Almighty has protected us sir,” he said.

Trump replied: “Yes, I was very lucky. I happened to be in the right place at the right time. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now. I was quite lucky, actually.”

Reflecting on the outcome of the US election, Trump told Prabowo: “We had a great election in the US. It’s amazing what happened. We had tremendous success. The most successful in over a hundred years, they say.”

Trump added that Prabowo was doing an “amazing” job leading Indonesia and expressed interest in visiting the Southeast Asian nation “at some point.”

“Whenever you are around, let me visit your country sometime. It’s incredible, the work you do. It’s unbelievable,” continued the nearly three-minute phone conversation.

It marked Prabowo’s first foreign trip since being sworn in at the end of October. He is expected to meet with acting US President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation, according to a White House statement.

Published on:

November 12, 2024