First lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday morning sporting an absence of headscarves. Their choice of dress during the first stop on President Donald Trump's inaugural trip abroad is notable because Trump criticized first lady Michelle Obama for making the same decision two years earlier. President Barack Obama and the first lady visited Saudi Arabia in 2015 to pay respects to the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and meet the newly appointed monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. But Michelle Obama attended without wearing a headscarf, drawing notice back in the United States about her lack of a traditional head covering in the conservative country. Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump 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 10:40 AM - 29 Jan 2015 read more http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/20/politics/melania-ivanka-headscarves/index.html
