President Trump on Sunday complimented Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on his shoes during a meeting in Saudi Arabia.

"Love your shoes. Boy, those shoes. Man," Trump said to the Egyptian president, according to pool reports.

The comments came after Sisi, through a translator, praised Trump, saying he has a "unique personality" and is "capable of the impossible."

Sisi, who led a coup three years ago to depose Egypt's first freely elected president and faces criticism over alleged human rights abuses, also said his nation is "secure" and "stable" with the "cooperation of the United States."

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Trump on Sunday gave a speech in Riyadh to leaders of more than 50 Muslim-majority nations.

In that speech, Trump implored Muslim nations to form a new coalition to defeat extremism.

He took a more accommodating tone toward Islam, a religion he repeatedly targeted during his presidential campaign.