Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said his comment to United States President Donald Trump on wanting to help strengthen the US economy was "misconstrued".

“Sometimes statements made by leaders including me have been misconstrued to confuse the rakyat. This is especially so when I spoke to Trump at the White House recently.

“I said that I was there to strengthen the economy which did not mean that we will contribute to the US’ economy without receiving anything from its economy.

“I meant that we were not there to ask for alms but that we were there as a successful country which has the potential to be a significant global player,” said Najib during a hi-tea session with female media practitioners in Kuala Lumpur today...