The Trump Road Tour--Arabia, Israel, Europe

[Dill]

(05-21-2017, 08:35 PM)GMDino Wrote:

Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted.We have enuf enemies

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2015

There is a similar flap over whether Trump bowed right after he received his medal from Salman. The alt right especially does not want to see their hero on an "apology tour."

I do think Melania and Ivanka can be genuinely popular in Saudi Arabia. Both are very FEMININE business women. But there are so many pictures of them on the internet which are "pornography" by Saudi standards. I wonder how each side handles that? This picture of Ivanka is no big deal here, but you could not send this through the mail in Saudi.


I have noticed that many on the Right often jump on political etiquette and protocol in a manner which suggests they foresee serious, long term consequences for behaviors like wearing a headscarf (or not) and bowing.  But a phone call to the leader of Taiwan or a statement like "of course we should have taken the oil" is regarded as inconsequential. 

The Israel reception will be interesting as well. Like the Saudis, they know Trump is their guy. They will want a public show of unity. But the Israeli press is not like the Saudi. They can call BS when they see it.

The Pope and Trump appear to disagree majorly on everything from climate change to poverty. That meeting will be interesting too.