PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli has claimed that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's visit to the White House is not an official visit.

The Pandan lawmaker based his argument on the absence of certain protocols such as the lack of an official welcoming ceremony held upon the prime minister's arrival.

"They must be received in an official manner known as the 'flight line ceremony'... This is diplomatic protocol," he told a Facebook Live session today...