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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFLOTUS and Ivanka Trump Go Sans-Headscarf in Saudi Arabia After Trump Bashes Michelle Obama For Same
FLOTUS and Ivanka Trump Go Sans-Headscarf in Saudia Arabia After Trump Bashes Michelle Obama For Same Thing
by Lindsey Ellefson | 10:56 am, May 20th, 2017
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Donald Trump is in Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip as president. Naturally, he has wife Melania Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump along with him. The Guardian and other outlets are reporting that the women arent covering their heads with scarves, which is totally fine. Hillary Clinton didnt when she was Secretary of State.
But wait whats this?
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Hmm, looks like he criticized Michelle Obama for not wearing a scarf to cover her head while she was in Saudi Arabia two years ago. Could it be that his issue with her was never the scarf all along? Many people think so.
Back when the tweet first came out, someone asked if hes force Melania and Ivanka to do it. Yesterday, someone replied with this
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FLOTUS and Ivanka Trump Go Sans-Headscarf in Saudi Arabia After Trump Bashes Michelle Obama For Same (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2017
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50 Shades Of Blue
(9,975 posts)1. Trump would have bashed Michelle either way.
Little Star
(17,055 posts)2. Trump is a friggin hypocrite. Grrrrr
samnsara
(17,616 posts)3. they are probably just glad she has clothes on....
niyad
(113,259 posts)4. you nearly owed me a keyboard
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)5. Gotta say....that belt is hideous....
But then I don't know much about current fashion trends.
missingthebigdog
(1,233 posts)6. To be fair, I'm pretty sure that outfit comes with a helmet.
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...and it's awful hot there.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. *snort*
Seriously, WTF is with that get up? Was that really the most appropriate thing she could come up with to meet with the Saudis? I don't expect her in a burkha, but please woman, get a stylist!
thucythucy
(8,045 posts)8. That belt came from the fabled "fat Elvis" collection. nt