Donald Trump just landed in Saudi Arabia for his first appearance on foreign soil as President of the United States and he decided to bring uber-patriotic country music star Toby Keith along with…
The criticism first started rolling in immediately after Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, descended the steps of Air Force One soon after landing. Melania Trump was wearing a headscarf, which is not only a custom but a law for women in the devoutly Muslim country. The criticism did not revolve around her decision to not abide by this custom, however, but around her husband’s criticism of the former First Lady’s decision to not wear a headscarf in a 2015 tweet.
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
Trump’s 1st trip overseas is to Saudi Arabia, which is committing war crimes in Yemen with US arms. #RiyadhSummit https: //t.co/9QCNs6Yea2 pic.twitter.com/tqq6zHxGY5
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) May 20,2017
Hypocrisy between Donald Trump’s actions as President and tweets he made criticizing Barack Obama for the past eight years have become a common feature of his short time in office. For example, the President was a fierce critic of Barack Obama’s golf trips but has taken frequent golf trips since his inauguration.
Trump today made his 6th trip to the golf course in 30 days as president.
Here are his previous tweets about presidents and golf: pic.twitter.com/66361Bgk3b
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 19,2017
“Saudi Arabia and many of the countries that gave vast amounts of money to the Clinton Foundation want women as slaves and to kill gays, ” Trump wrote in a Facebook post in June of 2016. “Hillary must return all money from such countries!”
Great to be in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Looking forward to the afternoon and evening ahead. #POTUSAbroad pic.twitter.com/JJOra0KfyR
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 20,2017
Later that same day Trump held a rally in South Carolina and spoke of secret papers that could prove the Saudis were behind the attacks.
“It wasn’ t the Iraqis that knocked down the World Trade Center, ” Trump told the crowd. “Because they have papers in there that are very secret, you may find it’s the Saudis, OK?”
Comedian David Cross tweeted a joke highlighting the apparent hypocrisy.
Touching and solemn moment this morning in Saudi Arabia, as Trump laid a golden wreath on the tomb of the known 9-11 bomber.
—) ) David Cross ( (@davidcrosss) May 20,2017
“Now I ain’ t seen my wife’s face since they came here, ” Keith sings. “They make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to ear.”
Male only concerts are apparently okay with Toby Keith, however.
Remember when Trump and the hypocrite right were upset over Hillary’s dealings with the Saudi?
Yeah, me either. https: //t.co/simjP0fkaS
— Wolf Among Men (@RadjinWolf) May 20,2017
“In eight of the 10 investigations, the panel found no evidence that the air strikes had targeted legitimate military objectives, ” the experts wrote in a 63-page report presented to the Security Council in January. “For all 10 investigations, the panel considers it almost certain that the coalition did not meet international humanitarian law requirements of proportionality and precautions in attack, ” the report said. “The panel considers that some of the attacks may amount to war crimes.”
President Donald Trump’s unwillingness to criticize Saudi Arabia highlights yet another stark contrast between his rhetoric as a candidate and his actions as President.
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