Posted on 05/20/2017 11:09:22 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Donald Trump touched down in Saudi Arabia late last night for his first trip abroad. When the doors opened, and the President stepped off of Air Force One, what he saw shocked and amazed him.
When the doors opened, and the President stepped off of Air Force One, what he saw shocked and amazed him.
King Salman of Saudi Arabia threw a massive celebration and personally went to meet Trump on the runway.
Now, before you go thinking "Oh, the Saudis do this for everybody," they don't.
The Saudi King is an elderly man at age 81 who does not often make it all the way to the runway to greet foreign leaders. To personally be there in the heat to greet Trump is the highest honor.
Not only that, but Saudi Arabia had their capital covered in American flags and pictures of President Trump to honor our leader. Oh, and there was the 7-jet flyover that painted the skies in Red, White, and Blue. A beautiful sight.
The level of Pro-Trump celebration absolutely dwarfs anything Obama ever received.
One reason this trip is so historic is Donald Trump is the first US president in HISTORY to ever visit a Muslim country first. Again, clearly, Trump is not even a tiny bit racist.
This is just Part 1 of Trump's journey in which he will call for unity of the Muslim world to fight ISIS and search for an end to the aggressive acts towards Israel and the Jewish people. This is all just in Saudi Arabia.
He still is meeting with the leaders of Palestine and Israel as well as the Pope. This could be world changing.
Please, Pray for President Trump as he seeks to do the impossible and end the bloodshed which has burdened our world for far too long. Also, share this great news with your family and friends so they can see the kind of leader he actually is, not just what the Mainstream Media claims.
Pales in comparison to the last airplane related “party” the Saudis threw.
He is in a country that cuts off heads and lashes criminals. Being a reporter, he needs to be very careful.
It's bee a grand day watching this......tomorrow Trumps speech with over 50 E leaders there to hear him....he will speak on Islamic Terrorism..... and that will sure be a "needle to thread" without upsetting the Religious Imams in Arabia......who the Royal Family has for centuries had to fight off....even mmore so today in the world that is.
Pres. Trump dancing the "Ardha," traditional dance of peace after war. ...Saudis chanting: "We thank god things came that we had wished for.".....
Tillerson and Staff joining in Celebratory Sword Dance in Saudi..
Wilbur Ross dancing in a sea of Saudis with a sword..
All of this makes sense in how President Trump is being treated, especially compared to Obama.
Saudi Arabia is being threatened by Iran, a larger and more economically diverse nation. Iran has promised to destroy Saudi Arabia. President Trump just signed a $100 Billion weapons deal with SA. This is literally a life or death issue to them, and Trump is their savior.
SA also has recently launched Vision2030, which is a complex and fundamental remaking of the kingdom. They have thought a lot about the future and how they fit into a future world of prosperity and multi national peace, and also the fact that OPEC has been broken by fracking and technology. They know that if they don't fundamentally change both their economy and culture, they will fall further behind the world. Vision2030 is an effort to wean themselves from oil revenue by building a diverse economy, and in order to do that, they know they need to end Wahhabi extremism, and move more towards a western interpretation of women's rights.
This conference President Trump will attend, and I think he is the only non-muslim head of state, is going to make a lot of progress rooting out fundamentalism in the middle east. In contrast Obama and Hillary set the middle east on fire and allowed the extremists to take power.
I saw a zoomed out view. The king is short, so Trump scrunched down so that the chain could go over his head. It was a quick movement and in no way a bow. Obama made a deliberate bow, not an accommodation for a medallion.
Cruz was my first choice, so this is not a rah rah Trump defense. The truth is what’s important.
He is in a country that cuts off heads and lashes criminals. Being a reporter, he needs to be very careful.
Did CNN go down in the giant sandstorm with the rest of the MSM contingent?
https://twitter.com/KellyO/status/865995155400249346
I’m sure you noticed Melania was NOT wearing a head scarf!, that the Muslim women in the Middle East must wear!
I doubt that Melania ased anyone other than The Donald for permission not to wear a scarf.
To think otherwise is preposterous.
I saw the video of that. Trump is not bowing, he is bending over so that the king can put a medal on him. Trump is a tall man and the king is a short 80+ year old man who could not put the medal around his head if Trump was standing straight up. This was a courtesy, not bowing in submission.
This sentence invalidates the entire article:
He still is meeting with the leaders of Palestine and Israel as well as the Pope
The British were the leaders of Palestine if I remember correctly. I doubt any are alive today!
It didn't start with Obama and Hillary and you know that. Part of the problem with the West is the idea that we can contain this menace of Islam by throwing weapons to one faction or the other.
It's ludicrous that a New Yorker like Trump is going to SA and celebrating a closer relationship.
I read something this morning that said the whole world is laughing at the U.S. and President Trump because he is such an embarrassment.
And then yesterday one of the BIG-name brand news agencies was going on about how the WH and the rest of D.C. was just hoping that Trump made it through the trip without starting a war or losing our all of our allies.
And they wonder why nobody pays any attention to anything they put out?
Violence in the middle east did not start with Obama, but the "Arab Spring," to knock off stable governments and install the muslim brotherhood did begin with Obama. In fact, it started with Obama's trip to Egypt.
Everyone loves a winner, except for DemocRats, Obama and #NeverTrumpers.
Sure, if you skip the major fire of toppling Saddam. The Arab Spring was/is just icing on the cake.
From what I have seen, FOX has been giving it great coverage to Trump. FOX also covered Pence’s speech. In contrast, CNN and MSNBC have had nothing but nonsense and fake news. CNN even had 3rd graders telling their opinions of Trump along with repetition of their usual attacks.
Thank you i appreciate that, glad to know
And the liberal filth/democrats will still criticize Trump. Idiots.
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