Video: President Obama & Michelle Tango During Glitzy State Dinner In Buenos Aires

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Obama dances while Brussels burns: President ignores calls to come home in wake of terror

Obama was pictured strutting his stuff on the dance floor in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this evening as he continued with a two-day trip to the country despite calls to return home. The President was attending a state dinner with wife Michelle (inset) alongside Argentine President Mauricio Macri and first lady Juliana Awada as part of a trade mission.

Obama (pictured dancing the tango in Buenos Aires as wife Michelle dances behind him, right) has appealed for calm in the wake of the attacks in Brussels, saying that by reacting with fear other politicians are playing into the terrorists' hands

Obama has called for calm in the wake of the Brussels terror attack which killed at least 34 people on Tuesday, saying that reacting with fear is simply playing into the hands of terrorists. Critics including Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani have ripped into Obama’s stance, however, and accuse him of ignoring the threat that America faces. Watch the video after the break

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, John Kasich and even former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani have all lined up to blast Obama's response to the terror attacks after he was pictured at a baseball game yesterday, and dancing the tango Wednesday evening

Obama has defied his Republican critics who accuse him of ignoring the threat America faces from terrorism by saying ISIS is 'not an existential threat' to the U.S., and insisting that building relations with allies such as Argentina is more important

President Barack Obama was pictured dancing the tango this evening at a state dinner in Buenos Aires as he pushed ahead with his two-day state visit to the country despite intensifying calls for him to return home following the Brussels terror attack

Guests cheer and clap as Barack and Michelle Obama dance the tango during a state dinner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance with tango dancers during the State Dinner at the Centro Cultural Kirchner

Guests applaud, cheer and film as Obama joins in a tango with a female dancer on Wednesday night during his visit to Argentina

Despite criticism from fellow politicians after refusing to call off his trip following the Brussels terror attack, Obama showed he plans to carry on regardless on Wednesday night while dancing the tango

Obama is currently taking part in a two-day state visit to Argentina to meet with new leader President Mauricio Macri (center right) in the hopes of fostering closer relations with the emerging economy

Obama has faced intense pressure from Republican circles to return home since yesterday's terror attack in Brussels killed at least 34 people, but so far the President has refused