Trump trying to sword dance in Saudi Arabia is the most awkward thing you'll see all day

Trump wagged his sword amid a male-only celebration outside of Murabba Palace in Riyadh.
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Colin Daileda
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Trump trying to sword dance in Saudi Arabia is the most awkward thing you'll see all day
Donald Trump holds a sword and sways with traditional dancers during a welcome ceremony at Murabba Palace. Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

President Donald Trump bobbed and swayed during a traditional sword dance in Saudi Arabia, outside of Murabba Palace on Saturday, the first stop on the first international trip of his term.

The sword dance is known as the ardah, part of a dancing, drumming and chanting ceremony that often marks graduations, the birth of children, marriage, holidays, and other events deemed significant.

Trump did his best to bop along but, according to Twitter, the results were awkward at best.

He looks happy, or perhaps pained beyond belief.

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Colin is Mashable's US & World Reporter. He previously interned at Foreign Policy magazine and The American Prospect. Colin is a graduate from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. When he's not at Mashable, you can most likely find him eating or playing some kind of sport.

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