{
  "id": 5897398,
  "title": "US embassy denies offer to help topple govt in 2014",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/us-embassy-denies-offer-to-help-topple-govt-in-2014-5897398",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T02:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/06/us-embassy-denies-offer-to-help-topple-govt-in-2014"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States embassy has refuted allegations that it offered to assist in overthrowing the Malaysian government in 2014, responding to claims made by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang. The Charge d’Affaires at the embassy, David H Gamble Jr, stated that the US has never sought to influence Malaysia’s political leadership. PAS alleged that the offer was made during a meeting at the embassy while former US President Barack Obama was in Malaysia, and that party officials Takiyuddin Hassan and Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar attended the meeting. However, Takiyuddin and Samsuri rejected the proposal and Gamble confirmed he later met with Hadi and PAS’s then-secretary-general Mustafa Ali, who asked for the name of PAS’s preferred prime minister, to which Hadi replied, “Who does America agree with?” Hadi later shared the story with former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who reportedly found it “good”. The 2018 general election saw Barisan Nasional lose power to the opposition Pakatan Harapan, who heavily campaigned on the 1MDB scandal and corruption allegations against former Prime Minister Najib Razak.",
  "summary": "Charge d’Affaires says his country has never sought to decide Malaysia's political leadership.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US embassy denies offer to help topple govt in 2014",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/us-embassy-denies-offer-to-help-topple-govt-in-2014",
        "published": "2026-09-06T02:43:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}