COMMENT | Malaysia’s Ambassador to the United States since February 2023 and former Umno minister, Nazri Abdul Aziz, has been criticised on social media for appearing at a rally held by US President Donald Trump in Washington DC holding a sign “Make America Great Again”. This was first reported by The Rakyat Post.

While Nazri has been rightly criticised for his actions (one does not have to support the policies or political slogans of the leader of the country one is ambassador to), there are much more serious matters which we need to pay attention to with regard to Malaysia’s foreign policy and diplomatic engagement with the US.

The most obvious “fail” by Nazri is not holding up the Maga sign...