U.S. President Donald Trump blasted his political opponent Hillary Clinton during the election because her family's organization accepted money from Saudi Arabia, but that didn't stop him from accepting lavish gifts from the kingdom >during his May visit.
"It's a criminal enterprise. Saudi Arabia giving $25 million," >Trump said, attacking Clinton during a televised debate last year.
"So these are people that push gays off buildings. These are people that kill women and treat women horribly. And yet you take their money. So I'd like to ask you right now why don't you give back the money that you have taken from certain countries that treat certain groups of people so horribly? Why don't you give back the money?" he asked Clinton.
Of course, Trump's characterization of Saudi Arabia left a lot to be desired. And all that zealous criticism appeared to have melted entirely away by May when the new president happily accepted opulent gifts presented by King Salman.
The White House accepted at least 83 gifts from the Saudis during the official state visit. The information and details of the gifts were released this week by The Daily Beast, which filed a Freedom of Information Act request to the U.S. State Department.
Among other things, Trump received a large artwork featuring himself, tiger and cheetah fur robes, a dagger made of pure silver, multiple swords, a large canvas artwork depicting Saudi women and a lot of fancy traditional Khaleeji clothing.
Here's the complete list of 83 gifts
- Four pairs of leather sandals
- Box of Saudi traditional headgear including black wool headbands and accompanying scarves
- Brown wool robe
- Orange and gold wool robe lined with cheetah fur
- Blue and silver wool robe lined with white tiger fur
- Black and orange cotton shirt with leather ammo belt and holster
- Green and orange cotton shirt with leather ammo belt and holster
- Tan cotton shirt with pink and red floral embroidery with leather ammo belt and holster
- Black and gold wool threaded head piece
- White cotton Shimag or head scarf
- Red and white cotton Shimag or head scarf
- Book about traditional Saudi Arabian costume
- White cotton Shimag or head scarf
- White cotton Digla jacket
- Pair of brown and yellow leather sandals
- Pair of red and green leather sandals
- Pair of red and green leather sandals
- One brown and one black jacket with gold detail
- Book about traditional Saudi Arabian costume
- Pair of brown and silver leather sandals
- Pair of brown and green leather sandals
- Two white silk cotton button-up shirt
- Chiffon yellow and turquoise dress with gold beaded and embroidered detail
- One sleeveless brown and one white silk cotton garment
- Red and white cotton Shimag or headscarf
- Box of five black wool headbands with accompanying head scarves of various color and design
- One black and one white light wool jacket with gold detailing
- Black jacket made of Iight wool with gold detailing
- Three wool button up shirts- one black, one brown, and one blue
- White silk cotton Taqyah headwear embroidered with silver and gold
- Iqal black headband made of wool thread
- lqal black headband made of wool thread
- Iqal black headband made of wool thread
- Iqal black headband made of wool thread
- Traditional SaudiArabian chiffon yellow dress with gold beading
- Purple wool robe with white tiger fur lining
- White light wool jacket with gold detailing
- Five cashmere headscarves with varying patterns
- Sleeveless white silk cotton garment
- Pale pink chiffon dress with silver and gold embroidered flowers in wooden box
- Dagger made of pure silver with mother of pearl sheath and various designs
- White silk cotton button-up shirt with pocket
- Box of various leather sandals
- Two blue cotton Digla jackets
- Blue wool button-up shirt
- Two cashmere Shimag headscarves
- Black robe made of sheep's wool
- Black rabbit fur and wool robe with red pattern
- Black traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
- Orange traditional shirt with silver floral embroidery and Ieather ammo holder and holster
- Green traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
- Green traditional shirt with floral embroidery and leather ammo holder and holster
- Three light wool jackets in brown, black, and white with gold detail
- One large sword, a dagger, a leather ammo holder and holster
- Two large wool blankets, one black and one with design
- Four cotton button-up robes (three white and one blue)
- Three cotton robes, two with embroidered floral pattern and one white
- Three.boxes of 6 set Roja perfume
- Two tee-shirts, one hooded sweatshirt, one baseball hat
- Two pieces of calligraphy artwork
- Two sets of three piece oil rose perfume in custom carved wooden boxes
- Large wooden box with gold designs filled with cologne bottles
- Large wooden box with various color designs filled with cologne bottles
- Red leather box with one large Bassem Al Qassem perfume
- Black traditional female Saudi outfit with gold threaded detail
- Three handwoven dresses with beaded detail
- Gold honor medal with certificate
- Silver incense holder
- Copy of Kuwaiti constitution
- Chopard pen
- Chopard desk clock
- Four boxes of gold-plated coin from bank of Kuwait
- Silver oil well sculpture
- Enamel briefcase
- Bronze dugong model
- Two large wool blankets
- Large box containing dagger, sword, ammo holder, and holster
- Sword
- Three traditional Saudi garments
- Large canvas artwork depicting Saudi woman
- Three painted boxes filled with various small trinkets and children's books
- Artwork featuring picture of President Trump
- Large artwork depicting Arabic calligraphy