Saudi Arabian newspapers heaped praise on first lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump during the president’s first foreign trip to the Kingdom.
One paper praised Melania’s “classy, conservative and elegantly respectful” outfit.
First Lady Melania Trump praised in Saudi news #RiyadhSummit #TrumpinSaudi pic.twitter.com/jd5B9EMjqn
— Immigrants?4?Trump (@immigrant4trump) May 22, 2017
Saudis were equally impressed with Ivanka. The hashtag #bintTrump, Arabic for “Trump’s daughter” was trending on Twitter in the Kingdom. She’s so popular, the president is often referred to as abu Ivanka, or Ivanka’s father.
President #Trump has become ‘Abu Ivanka" and Saudis were abuzz about #binttrump — Arabic for “Trump’s daughter,” Ivanka. #TrumpinSaudi pic.twitter.com/3PqeV7OCoQ
— Live From Africa (@4Faisel) May 21, 2017
#BREAKING Ivanka Trump is trending in Saudi Arabia with over 50k tweets and counting. #IvankaTrump #TRUMP pic.twitter.com/FNcy0yEpmI
— TheAmericanLifeStyle (@TheUSALifeStyle) May 20, 2017
Ivanka spoke at a women’s empowerment roundtable and the first lady visited an all-women General Electric service center.
Had the honor of visiting 1st all-women process service center in #Riyadh, #SaudiArabia. Thanks to @GE_Saudi for the invite! pic.twitter.com/qTloc4PtCJ
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 21, 2017
Today I met with Saudi Arabian women leaders and learned directly of their accomplishments, challenges & vision for the future. #POTUSAbroad pic.twitter.com/npimDyD95u
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) May 21, 2017
“Saudi Arabia’s progress, especially in recent years, is very encouraging but there’s still a lot of work to be done and freedoms and opportunities to continue to fight for," Ivanka said at the roundtable.
“In every country around the world women and girls continue to face unique systematic, institutional, cultural barriers, which hinder us from fully engaging in and achieving true parity of opportunity within our communities," she continued. "Each of you know this to be true. And yet the stories of Saudi women, such as yourselves, catalyzing change, inspire me to believe in the possibility of global women’s empowerment.”