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The first lady of the United States Melania Trump and the daughter of President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, arrived in Saudi Arabia without a veil. Photo/AFP This fact draws a lot of attention because the president criticized the then first lady Michelle Obama for making the same decision two years ago. It was then that in 2015 Trump posted on Twitter to say that “Many people say it's wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a veil in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted. "We have enough enemies." When the president was asked why the Trumps did not wear a veil, the White House responded that they were not required to. Although they did not wear the outfit, the Trumps dressed conservatively. Several female leaders have cast aside the veil in recent years, including UK Prime Minister Theresa May, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former First Lady Laura Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
When Obama was... Michelle and Barack Obama visited Saudi Arabia in 2015 to pay respect to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and meet the new monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. But Michelle Obama appeared without wearing a veil, which drew attention in the United States due to the absence of the traditional garment Iceland Mobile Number List to cover the hair in the conservative country. Making memory…. Let us remember that at the beginning of 2017, the Secretary of State for Commerce in Spain, María Luisa Poncela, caused controversy due to the outfit she wore during the visit of the Spanish delegation to the Arab country. Ella Poncela appeared wearing a miniskirt and without the traditional black tunic that local women wear, and she did not even want to cover her head with a veil, something that is usually common on official visits to Riyadh.
Another example is the case of the German Minister of Defense, Ursula von der Leyen, who refused to wear the veil in the palace of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman al Saud, during an official visit. “ Of course I respect the culture and customs of the countries to which I travel and I try to adapt, but when it comes to clothing there is a limit: I do not cover myself with a veil and I wear pants ,” declared the minister.