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thedailybeast 09.04.17
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for accepting money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, complaining during one of the debates, “These are people that kill women and treat women horribly and yet you take their money.”That was, of course, before he made his first foreign visit as president to Saudi Arabia—and accepted dozens of gifts from the kingdom. In fact, during Trump’s visit, the White House accepted at least 83 separate gifts from Saudi Arabia, according to a document The Daily Beast has obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request to the State Department.
The gifts range from the regal (“Artwork featuring picture of President Trump”) to the martial (multiple swords, daggers, leather ammo holders and holsters), to the baroque (tiger and cheetah fur robes, and a dagger made of pure silver with a mother of pearl sheath). Now when the president is contemplating the state of Saudi women’s rights, he can do so before a “large canvas artwork depicting [a] Saudi woman.”
Amusing as the gifts may be, they are emblematic of a more serious issue: Trump’s embrace of the Saudi regime, a stark reversal from his campaign rhetoric. During the campaign, Trump accused the regime of everything from being responsible for 9/11 to failing to “reimburse us the way we should be reimbursed,” going so far as to threaten to stop buying their oil if they didn’t shape up.Trump’s decision to make his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia was a singular one, breaking with a long-standing presidential tradition of first visiting Mexico or Canada.
“Trump’s decision to visit Saudi first clearly signaled his top prioritization of America’s most profitable relationship with its number one weapons client in the world,” Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division, told The Daily Beast.
No less noteworthy than the visit itself was the administration’s conduct during it. During the visit, the Trump administration announced a $110 billion arms deal with the Saudis, totaling $350 billion. This represented a decisive reversal of the Obama administration’s 2016 policy of blocking certain arms sales to the regime because of civilian deaths in Yemen.
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Liste des cadeaux
IRELEASE rN FULLI List of gifts to the W.H. received from Saudi Arabia on the occasion of POTUS Trip May 2017
l. Four pairs ofleather sandals
2. Box of Saudi traditional headgear including black wool headbands and accompanying scarves
3. Brown wool robe
4. Orange and gold wool robe lined with cheetah fur
5. Blue and silver wool robe lined with white tiger fur
6. Black ahd orange cotton shirt with leather ammo belt and holster
7. Green and orange cotton shirt with leather ammo belt and holster
8. Tan cotton shirt with pink and red floral embroidery with leather ammo belt and holster
9. Black and gold wool threaded head piece
10. White cotton Shimag or head scarf
i l. Red and white cotton Shimag or head scarf
I2. Book about traditional Saudi Arabian costume
13. White cotton Shimag or head scarf
14. White cofion Diglajacket
15. Pair of brown and yellow leather sandals
16. Pair ofred and green leather sandals
17. Pair ofred and green leather sandals
18. One brown and one black jacket with gold detail
19. Book about traditional Saudi Arabian costume
20. Pair of brown and silver leather sandals
21. Pair of brown and green leather sandals
I
EW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior
22. Two white silk cotton button-up shirt
23. Chiffon yellow and turquoise dress with gold beaded and embroidered detail
24. One sleeveless brown and one white silk cotton garment
25. Red and white cotton Shimag or headscarf
26. Box of five black wool headbands with accompanying head scarves of various color and design
27. One black and one white light wooljacket with gold detailing
28. Black jacket made of Iight wool with gold detailing
29. Three wool button up shirts- one black, one brown, and one blue
30. White silk cotton Taqyah headwear embroidered with silver and gold
3 i. Iqal black headband made of wool thread
32. lqal black headband made of wool thread
33. Iqal black headband made of wool thread
34. Iqal black headband made of wool thread
35. Traditional SaudiArabian chiffon yellow dress with gold beading
36. Purple wool robe with white tiger fur lining
37. White light wool jacket with gold detailing
38. Five cashmere headscarves with varying patterns
39. Sleeveless white silk cotton garment
40. Pale pink chiffon dress with silver and gold embroidered flowers in wooden box
4 I . Dagger made of pure silver with mother of pearl sheath and various designs
42. White silk cotton button-up shirt with pocket
43. Box ofvarious leather sandals
44. Two blue cotton Digla jackets
45. Blue wool button-up shirt
46. Two cashmere Shimag headscarves
47. Black robe made of sheep's wool
48. Black rabbit fur and wool robe with red pattern
49. Black traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
50. Orange traditional shirt with silver floral embroidery and Ieather ammo holder and hol'ster
51. Grebn traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
52. Green traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
53. Three light wool jackets in brown, black, and white with gold detail
54. One large sword, a dagger, a leather ammo holder and holster
55. Two large wool blankets, one black and one with design
56. Four cotton button-up robes (three white and one blue)
57. Three cotton robes, two with embroidered floral pattern and one white
58. Three.boxes of 6 set Roja perfume
59. Two tee-shirts, one hooded sweatshirt, one baseball hat
60. Two pieces of calligraphy artwork
6 i . Two sets of three piece oil rose perfume in custom carved wooden boxes
62. Large wooden box with gold designs filled with cologne bottles
63. Large wooden box with various color designs filled with cologne bottles
64. Red leather box with one large Bassem Al Qassem perfume
65. Black traditional female Saudi outfit with gold threaded detail
66. Three handwoven dresses with beaded detail
67. Gold honor medal with certificate
68. Silver incense holder
69. Copy of Kuwaiti constitution
70. Chopard pen
7l: Chopard desk clock
72. Four boxeS of gold-plated coin from bank of Kuwait
73. Silver oil well sculpture
74. Enamel briefcase
75- Bronze dugong model
76. Two large wool blankets
77. Large box containing dagger, sword, ammo holder, and holster
78. Sword
79. Three traditional Saudi garments
80. Large canvas artwork depicting Saudi woman
8l, Three painted boxes filled with various small trinkets and children's books
82. Arfwork featuring picture of President Trump
83. Large artwork depicting Arabic calligraphy
UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Departmentof State Case No. F-2017-12406 Doc No. C06398074 Dale:0811712017
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton for accepting money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, complaining during one of the debates, “These are people that kill women and treat women horribly and yet you take their money.”That was, of course, before he made his first foreign visit as president to Saudi Arabia—and accepted dozens of gifts from the kingdom. In fact, during Trump’s visit, the White House accepted at least 83 separate gifts from Saudi Arabia, according to a document The Daily Beast has obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request to the State Department.
The gifts range from the regal (“Artwork featuring picture of President Trump”) to the martial (multiple swords, daggers, leather ammo holders and holsters), to the baroque (tiger and cheetah fur robes, and a dagger made of pure silver with a mother of pearl sheath). Now when the president is contemplating the state of Saudi women’s rights, he can do so before a “large canvas artwork depicting [a] Saudi woman.”
Amusing as the gifts may be, they are emblematic of a more serious issue: Trump’s embrace of the Saudi regime, a stark reversal from his campaign rhetoric. During the campaign, Trump accused the regime of everything from being responsible for 9/11 to failing to “reimburse us the way we should be reimbursed,” going so far as to threaten to stop buying their oil if they didn’t shape up.Trump’s decision to make his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia was a singular one, breaking with a long-standing presidential tradition of first visiting Mexico or Canada.
“Trump’s decision to visit Saudi first clearly signaled his top prioritization of America’s most profitable relationship with its number one weapons client in the world,” Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division, told The Daily Beast.
No less noteworthy than the visit itself was the administration’s conduct during it. During the visit, the Trump administration announced a $110 billion arms deal with the Saudis, totaling $350 billion. This represented a decisive reversal of the Obama administration’s 2016 policy of blocking certain arms sales to the regime because of civilian deaths in Yemen.
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Liste des cadeaux
IRELEASE rN FULLI List of gifts to the W.H. received from Saudi Arabia on the occasion of POTUS Trip May 2017
l. Four pairs ofleather sandals
2. Box of Saudi traditional headgear including black wool headbands and accompanying scarves
3. Brown wool robe
4. Orange and gold wool robe lined with cheetah fur
5. Blue and silver wool robe lined with white tiger fur
6. Black ahd orange cotton shirt with leather ammo belt and holster
7. Green and orange cotton shirt with leather ammo belt and holster
8. Tan cotton shirt with pink and red floral embroidery with leather ammo belt and holster
9. Black and gold wool threaded head piece
10. White cotton Shimag or head scarf
i l. Red and white cotton Shimag or head scarf
I2. Book about traditional Saudi Arabian costume
13. White cotton Shimag or head scarf
14. White cofion Diglajacket
15. Pair of brown and yellow leather sandals
16. Pair ofred and green leather sandals
17. Pair ofred and green leather sandals
18. One brown and one black jacket with gold detail
19. Book about traditional Saudi Arabian costume
20. Pair of brown and silver leather sandals
21. Pair of brown and green leather sandals
I
EW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior
22. Two white silk cotton button-up shirt
23. Chiffon yellow and turquoise dress with gold beaded and embroidered detail
24. One sleeveless brown and one white silk cotton garment
25. Red and white cotton Shimag or headscarf
26. Box of five black wool headbands with accompanying head scarves of various color and design
27. One black and one white light wooljacket with gold detailing
28. Black jacket made of Iight wool with gold detailing
29. Three wool button up shirts- one black, one brown, and one blue
30. White silk cotton Taqyah headwear embroidered with silver and gold
3 i. Iqal black headband made of wool thread
32. lqal black headband made of wool thread
33. Iqal black headband made of wool thread
34. Iqal black headband made of wool thread
35. Traditional SaudiArabian chiffon yellow dress with gold beading
36. Purple wool robe with white tiger fur lining
37. White light wool jacket with gold detailing
38. Five cashmere headscarves with varying patterns
39. Sleeveless white silk cotton garment
40. Pale pink chiffon dress with silver and gold embroidered flowers in wooden box
4 I . Dagger made of pure silver with mother of pearl sheath and various designs
42. White silk cotton button-up shirt with pocket
43. Box ofvarious leather sandals
44. Two blue cotton Digla jackets
45. Blue wool button-up shirt
46. Two cashmere Shimag headscarves
47. Black robe made of sheep's wool
48. Black rabbit fur and wool robe with red pattern
49. Black traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
50. Orange traditional shirt with silver floral embroidery and Ieather ammo holder and hol'ster
51. Grebn traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
52. Green traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
53. Three light wool jackets in brown, black, and white with gold detail
54. One large sword, a dagger, a leather ammo holder and holster
55. Two large wool blankets, one black and one with design
56. Four cotton button-up robes (three white and one blue)
57. Three cotton robes, two with embroidered floral pattern and one white
58. Three.boxes of 6 set Roja perfume
59. Two tee-shirts, one hooded sweatshirt, one baseball hat
60. Two pieces of calligraphy artwork
6 i . Two sets of three piece oil rose perfume in custom carved wooden boxes
62. Large wooden box with gold designs filled with cologne bottles
63. Large wooden box with various color designs filled with cologne bottles
64. Red leather box with one large Bassem Al Qassem perfume
65. Black traditional female Saudi outfit with gold threaded detail
66. Three handwoven dresses with beaded detail
67. Gold honor medal with certificate
68. Silver incense holder
69. Copy of Kuwaiti constitution
70. Chopard pen
7l: Chopard desk clock
72. Four boxeS of gold-plated coin from bank of Kuwait
73. Silver oil well sculpture
74. Enamel briefcase
75- Bronze dugong model
76. Two large wool blankets
77. Large box containing dagger, sword, ammo holder, and holster
78. Sword
79. Three traditional Saudi garments
80. Large canvas artwork depicting Saudi woman
8l, Three painted boxes filled with various small trinkets and children's books
82. Arfwork featuring picture of President Trump
83. Large artwork depicting Arabic calligraphy
UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Departmentof State Case No. F-2017-12406 Doc No. C06398074 Dale:0811712017