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Watch: US President Donald Trump shakes a leg during traditional sword ceremony in Saudi

Trump, clearly enjoying himself, smiled and swayed, even seeming to dance a little at the center of the group.

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President Donald Trump holds a sword and sways with traditional dancers during a welcome ceremony at Murabba Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh.
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US President Donald Trump, struggling to shake a brewing scandal at home, walked into a colorful spectacle and joined in a traditional sword dance welcome ceremony ahead of a banquet at the Murabba Palace in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Men in ceremonial dress and carrying swords chanted in unison to beating drums in a courtyard. Trump, clearly enjoying himself, smiled and swayed, even seeming to dance a little at the center of the group.

Trump showed little sign of the pressure during a day of diplomacy on Saturday during which he was warmly welcomed by Saudi King Salman.

Video of the dance shows Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross dancing with swords perched on their shoulders as part of a line of men in traditional Saudi garb, said a report.

Trump rewarded his hosts with a  $110 billion arms package aimed at bolstering Saudi security and a slew of business agreements.

The visit to the kingdom's capital kicked off Trump's first foreign trip as president, an ambitious, five-stop swing that will take him through the Middle East and into Europe. He is the only American president to make Saudi Arabia or any Muslim-majority nation his first overseas trip.

Trump arrived in Riyadh besieged by the fallout from his firing of FBI Director James Comey and more revelations about the federal investigations into his election campaign's possible ties to Russia.

Trump drew the ire of Muslims during his presidential campaign by calling for a ban on them entering the United States. His attempt early in his presidency to ban people from seven Muslim-majority nations has been blocked by the courts.

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