S'pore will continue to work with US to cultivate strong ties: PM Lee

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated United States President-Elect Donald Trump, saying that Singapore will continue to work together with the US to cultivate strong ties.

“US voters have elected a President whom they feel best represents them. Singapore fully respects their decision,” said Mr Lee on Facebook. 

“His candidacy took many by surprise. At each stage he defied expectations, and his journey has ultimately taken him to the White House,” said Mr Lee. “It has been a contentious, ugly election season, that has exposed a bitter divide in the American people. Many will celebrate this result, while others will understandably be surprised and disappointed.”

Mr Lee noted that Mr Trump’s victory is part of a “broader pattern in developed countries – reflecting a deep frustration with the way things are, and a strong wish to reassert a sense of identity, and somehow to change the status quo”.