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        "id": 1797189,
        "msgid": "prabowo-cites-jokowi-in-response-to-criticism-of-his-overseas-trips-1781157511",
        "date": "2026-06-11 12:09:37",
        "title": "Prabowo Cites Jokowi in Response to Criticism of His Overseas Trips",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has invoked his predecessor Joko Widodo to deflect criticism over his frequent overseas visits, pointing out a perceived double standard. He noted that Jokowi was once criticised for rarely travelling abroad, while he now faces censure for doing the opposite. Prabowo defended his trips as necessary for navigating a chaotic geopolitical landscape and building international relationships.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto mentioned former President Joko Widodo\nwhen responding to criticism regarding the intensity of his overseas\nvisits. Prabowo sees a contradiction in the critiques of presidential\nforeign travel. He said that while he is attacked for travelling\nfrequently, Jokowi was instead reproached for rarely going abroad during\nhis tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a president like Mr Jokowi, who rarely went abroad, and he\nwas blamed, right? \u2018Jokowi never goes abroad. Jokowi doesn\u2019t care about\nforeign policy,\u2019\u201d Prabowo said during a speech at the National\nConference of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) in\nBandar Lampung on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, as quoted from a YouTube\nbroadcast by the Presidential Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Prabowo said that he, who often goes abroad, is also\nstill being questioned. \u201cI often go abroad, (they say) \u2018Prabowo often\ngoes abroad\u2019. Strange,\u201d said the former Minister of Defence under\nJokowi.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Prabowo claimed he does not mind the fuss over his\noverseas visits. \u201cNoise always exists. What matters is that we are sure\nof our direction. As long as I am convinced that I am working for the\nnation and the people of Indonesia, I will never hesitate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prabowo, the current global geopolitical situation is\nchaotic. Therefore, he claims it is necessary to go abroad and build\ngood relations with everyone. \u201cWe do not know who is a friend, who is a\nfoe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For Prabowo, what should be appreciated is that Indonesia inherited\nthe non-aligned foreign policy principle from the nation\u2019s founders. In\nthis way, he said, Indonesia can be free and active in seeking friends\non the international stage.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-cites-jokowi-in-response-to-criticism-of-his-overseas-trips-1781157511",
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