Sword dance, Riyadh summit: US President Trump visit to Saudi Arabia
22 May 2017 3:08 PM IST22 May 2017 3:08 PM IST
Trump made it clear that there would be no public lecture from America on Saudi Arabia's abysmal human rights record.
Trump's speech at the Riyadh summit touched upon- After two days of meetings in Saudi Arabia, Trump was scheduled to travel to Israel, meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, attend a NATO summit in Brussels and join the world's major industrial nations at a Group of Seven gathering in Sicily.
- Ivanka's presence dominated Arabic Twitter traffic, with the phrase \"bint Trump\" Arabic for daughter of Trump trending.
- The dance took place outside the King Abdulaziz Historical Center where First Lady Melania Trump, his son-in law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka were later joining Trump to dine with the Saudi king and other senior Saudi royals.
- Swaying side to side, the president stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Saudis for the traditional dance, which includes drumming and singing.
- Later Saturday, Trump was greeted by a traditional troupe of Saudi drummers and sword-waving dancers. Trump smirked and bopped to the beat as he made his way through the crowd.
- The visit to the kingdom's capital kicked off Trump's first foreign trip as president, an ambitious, five-stop swing that will take him through the Middle East and into Europe. He is the only American president to make Saudi Arabia or any Muslim-majority nation his first overseas trip.
- President Donald Trump basked in Saudi Arabia's lavish royal welcome Saturday as he left behind the snowballing controversies dogging him in Washington. During a ceremony at the grand Saudi Royal Court, Salman awarded Trump the Collar of Abdulaziz al Saud, the kingdom's highest civilian honor.
Trump\'s speech at the Riyadh summit touched upon
Trump made it clear that there would be no public lecture from America on Saudi Arabia's abysmal human rights record.
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