The way President Donald Trump greeted the King of Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning was remarkably different from how Barack Obama did so in 2009.

Trump arrived in the country to begin his first foreign trip as president, and gave King Salaman a firm handshake as he was greeted by a red carpet and grandeur.

Video shows the moment that Trump and First Lady Melania disembark Air Force one at the Riyadh airport, where they were immediately met by the King and what appears to be a translator.

On Saturday, Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia to begin his first foreign trip as president, and gave King Salaman a firm handshake as he was greeted by a red carpet and grandeur

By comparison, President Obama met the then-Saudi King Abdullah in 2009 during a G-20 conference in London, and bowed, breaking from official State Department policy that advises the President not to bow to world leaders

By comparison, President Obama met the then-Saudi King Abdullah in 2009 during a G-20 conference in London, and bowed to him, breaking from official State Department policy that advises the President not to bow to world leaders.

The bow led to controversy back in the United States, and the administration at the time had to quiet concerns from the conservative media.

Though his administration tried to deny that the bow happened or excused it as a misunderstanding, Saudi outlets praised Obama at the time, saying that the bow was a sign of respect to the Saudi monarch.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during his first overseas visit as President

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud presents Trump with the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal at the Royal Court in Riyadh

Now, some of the President's supporters have taken to Twitter to call Trump's behavior 'refreshing'. One person, Vinnie James, wrote: 'LOOK CAREFULLY at these two photos. The one on the RIGHT is a lesson in American exceptionalism: @FLOTUS no hijab, @POTUS no kowtow.'

While he was correct in the differences in greeting style, James also suggested that Melania's not wearing a head scarf was something unique to this presidency.

However neither Michelle Obama and Laura Bush donned a head scarf while in Saudi Arabia with their husbands.

Now, some of the President's supporters have taken to Twitter to call Trump's behavior 'refreshing. One person, Vinnie James, wrote: 'LOOK CAREFULLY at these two photos. The one on the RIGHT is a lesson in American exceptionalism: @FLOTUS no hijab, @POTUS no kowtow'