US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Compares Donald Trump with Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew

Pentagon chief irks Singaporeans with Lee-Trump comparison

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth rankled Singaporeans on Saturday by likening President Donald Trump to the city-state's late founding premier Lee Kuan Yew. Read full story

Under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore transforms into a highly developed high-tech and financial centre. During a visit to the country, U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth states: Donald Trump governs the U.S. similarly wisely and far-sightedly. The Singaporean population is raging.

US defence chief Hegseth's Trump and Lee Kuan Yew comparison sparks backlash in Singapore

SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth rankled Singaporeans on Saturday by likening President Donald Trump to the city-state’s late founding premier Lee Kuan Yew. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compares Donald Trump with Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew

SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In a major speech outlining US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Hegseth referred to both leaders as "historic men". "Like the late pri

Hegseth draws parallels between Trump and Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew

Both men showed a ‘willingness to work with others, while respecting mutual self-interest,’ the US defence secretary said.

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth compares Trump to Lee Kuan Yew, calls both 'historic men'