Although Jokowi expressed his support to Prabowo, Dasco admitted that he did not want to get big-headed. He considers it as a good sign that should be received with gratitude.
“If you say it’s a signal, we don’t want to be full of ourselves, but we consider it a good and positive thing, and we’re grateful for it,” said Dasco.
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Dasco said what Jokowi conveyed was a good prayer. Therefore, Prabowo assented to it. “We have to assent with a prayer. Why should we reject when someone is praying for our success?” he quipped. (un)