{"id":55215,"date":"2017-05-21T00:04:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T00:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=55215"},"modified":"2017-05-21T00:04:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T00:04:13","slug":"traveling-trump-minor-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=55215","title":{"rendered":"Traveling Trump, minor issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ by <strong>Charles Cameron<\/strong> &#8212; media keeps wildly guessing re matters of protocol ]<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>For example..<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump flashed me a thumbs up as he rode the gold escalator up to his first overseas adventure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZCmb3JCC4\">pic.twitter.com\/PZCmb3JCC4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniferJJacobs\/status\/865828076537741312\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to guidance for Saudi provided to WH press corps: &quot;The thumbs up gesture is considered rude.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ybWcrBTCup\">https:\/\/t.co\/ybWcrBTCup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carol Lee (@carolelee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carolelee\/status\/865829220722855936\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>Ah, well, no one can say Trump is not sensitive:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted.We have enuf enemies<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/560839957426999297\">January 29, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oops:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Melania is not wearing any veil. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/25QwgPgAHC\">pic.twitter.com\/25QwgPgAHC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eddie Du (@Edourdoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Edourdoo\/status\/865859170611974144\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And then again:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akhbar\">@akhbar<\/a> Pffff. Hardly any Western female personality wears a scarf during visit to Saudi Arabia. May, Merkel, Michelle. Such a non-story. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akhbar\">@akhbar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IghtzMCGO7\">pic.twitter.com\/IghtzMCGO7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenanmoussa\/status\/865919105714532352\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\">@AP<\/a> Michelle Obama, Laura Bush,Hilary Clinton,Angela Merkel,Condi Rice are just a short list of powerful women who DID NOT wear a head scarf!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jane (@txgforever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txgforever\/status\/865881043198410752\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>Oops again:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If this were Obama, conservative headlines would read: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\">@POTUS<\/a> BOWS TO SAUDI KING!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/maga?src=hash\">#maga<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trumptrain?src=hash\">#trumptrain<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Deplorable?src=hash\">#Deplorable<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VpBU7Cpzr1\">pic.twitter.com\/VpBU7Cpzr1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bryan W. Van Norden (@BryanVanNorden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BryanVanNorden\/status\/865945237440663552\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nope, he was bending to receive a medal around his neck.<\/p>\n<p>So far so good &#8212; nobody seems to know what&#8217;s what, but ni disasters have been spotted. . The first major test is yet to come. As the Washington Post puts it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/trump-campaigned-against-muslims-but-will-preach-tolerance-in-saudi-speech\/2017\/05\/19\/6357c60c-3ca7-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.39f941f6f93d\">Trump campaigned against Muslims, but will preach tolerance in Saudi speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That will be quite a trick &#8212; but not impossible if his speech writer has been reading <strong>Will McCants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And I suspect <strong>Melania <\/strong>is the President&#8217;s <strong>trump card<\/strong> in all this..<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and now this, for good measure:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not true at all that the thumbs-up is rude in the Middle East. Banning Muslims and saying &quot;Islam hates us&quot; is a different story. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USB7PPN6Mh\">https:\/\/t.co\/USB7PPN6Mh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DavidKenner (@DavidKenner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidKenner\/status\/865935441295527938\">May 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m reminded of roulette..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ by Charles Cameron &#8212; media keeps wildly guessing re matters of protocol ] . For example.. Trump flashed me a thumbs up as he rode the gold escalator up to his first overseas adventure. pic.twitter.com\/PZCmb3JCC4 &mdash; Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 20, 2017 According to guidance for Saudi provided to WH press corps: &quot;The thumbs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,661,526,1314,1222,184,139,183,786,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bush","category-ceremonial","category-charles-cameron","category-donald-trump","category-hijab","category-hillary-clinton","category-media","category-obama","category-saudi-arabia","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55215"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55232,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55215\/revisions\/55232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}