Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia will learn to deal with the US but is currently waiting for US President Donald Trump to fix a recognisable policy.

At a press conference in Tokyo, Japan today, Mahathir was asked about his opinion on the US' role in the world order, to which he expressed his appreciation for the US as a rich and powerful country.

"We have to learn to understand the US as much as we want the US to understand us, but currently, we are mystified by the policies followed by Mr Trump...