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Does Malaysia's Kleptocrat-in-Chief Regret Washington Visit?

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Sep 24, 2017
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What was the US President Donald Trump trying to convey with his body language as he sat, with arms tightly folded across his chest, facing down Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was seated opposite him at the conference table during Najib’s Sept. 12 visit to the White House?

Well before Najib had landed in the capital, there were calls for Trump…

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