Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's meeting with US President Donald Trump next Tuesday is being billed by some as a major public relations coup.

Shaking hands with the most powerful man in the world, no matter how awkward it may be, will send a strong message back home that Najib had committed no wrongdoings, in particular his involvement in the 1MDB scandal.

Or at least, that is how the meeting will be portrayed by the local mainstream media.

But the meeting with Trump may not be a walk in the park for Najib...