Two years after Donald Trump criticised Michelle Obama for not covering her head in Saudi Arabia, Melania Trump does just the same
Accompanying her husband on his first international trip, US first lady Melania Trump today stepped off of Air Force One conservatively dressed in long sleeves and pants to conform to the strict dress code that Saudi Arabia enforces for its female citizens.
But one thing was missing from her black and gold-belted ensemble: a head scarf.
Instead, Trump’s below-the-shoulder brown hair blew freely in the breeze at King Khalid International Airport in the capital city of Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia is the first stop on a four-nation, five- stop tour that will also take Trump to Israel, Italy and Belgium before President Donald Trump returns to the White House at the end of next week. The first lady is joining the president for the entire trip.
Melania Trump looks beautiful wearing pants and no hijab. President Trump shakes hands. Did not bow. #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/c8XhiRrLpt
— FeistyFloridian (@peddoc63) May 20, 2017
Under the kingdom’s strict dress code for women, Saudi women and most female visitors are required to wear a loose, black robe, known as an abaya, in public. Most women in Saudi also cover their hair and face with a veil known as the niqab.
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