Trump and first lady Melania make surprise visit to US troops in Iraq

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: CNBC

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Wednesday made a surprise post-Christmas visit to Iraq to meet with political and military personnel.

“President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

This is the first time Trump has visited U.S. troops in a war zone since becoming president.

Photos of the trip surfaced on Reuters Wednesday. National security advisor John Bolton was also present, according to Reuters.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/26/trump-and-first-lady-melania-make-surprise-visit-to-us-troops-in-iraq.html

[MFM008]

1. Yeah

It surprised them to.
DISTRACTION.

[olegramps]

25. Did Malaria pose nude for the guys to hoots and whistles?

[bearsfootball516]

2. Sounds like Trump was pissed of the negative coverage that he didn't visit troops over Christmas.

[Ohiogal]

3. Took them long enough.

[Paladin]

4. You can almost SMELL the desperation coming off trump, at this point.

I cannot wait until he's out of office.

[Girard442]

5. Lot of things to see in Iraq, Donnie.

Take January off and see the sights. February too, maybe.

[sprinkleeninow]

12. 😄

[hatrack]

13. Baghdad, the palm trees, the desert, the flying shoes . . .

[JohnnyRingo]

26. LOL

You have me thinking of a photoshop project. It'd be a challenge to add the flab to GWB.

[at140]

39. While at it, build a high rise in Baghdad!

It will make a good target for the insurgents!

[Bengus81]

6. Pfffttt....finally goes when basically forced to because of bad press........

Just more "show" which is all this POS is.

[louis c]

7. WAG THE DOG

[hatrack]

8. Well Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . . .

[LisaM]

9. OMG, Melania's boots.

She really needs to fire her stylist.

[CatMor]

18. Those are her visit the troops combat boots ....

she also had visit hurricane victims, visit the border, plant the garden various footwear suited to the occasion. I agree she needs to fire her stylist plus it's obvious Melania lacks any style savvy.

[Ohiogal]

29. Surprised she didn't have boots like that

fitted with 5 inch stiletto heels.....

[CatMor]

30. Good one......really made me laugh.

[KYBlue]

10. Doesn't look like Iraq to me

Looks like the interior of Blair House.

[Judi Lynn]

11. I can't recall any previous President insisted upon dragging a spouse along to a war zone.

Maybe he decided his chances were better if there were two targets instead of one, in case of gunfire.

On edit:

Reminded of Ivana's statement that Trump had a failed procedure with a plastic surgeon she had used for her own hair loss, and that when he threw the obligatory tantrum after the failure, he grabbed her head and ripped big blobs of what hair she did have out, while shouting "so how do YOU like it?"

He's not afraid of harm that could come to any of his female companions, or body guards, as the case may be.

[louis-t]

20. You just know he would shove her in front of himself

if given the opportunity.

[Judi Lynn]

22. Not a doubt in the world. n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Good. Now stay the hell over there.

Nobody wants him back here.

[Sedona]

15. Looks photoshopped

to me and Mr. Sedona

[dewsgirl]

17. Now this makes sense.

[Mrs. Overall]

23. I don't know if it's photoshopped, but the guy's head at trump's left has an odd outline around it.

[JohnnyRingo]

16. I hate when they call these photo-ops a "surprise visit".

Like he's jumping out of a freakin' cake or something, although maybe that's why Melania tagged along.

The proper description is "secret visit", albeit for obvious reasons.

[louis c]

38. He landed at an air base...

...spent a couple of hours with the troops and flew out.

This was a photo-op and nothing more.

[at140]

40. Photo-Op ** 2

[blugbox]

44. Wow

Her face is more orange than Shitler's now... that's quite a feat.

Is she doing that new style now simply to make tRump's appearance more normal?

[at140]

45. They are using the same sun tan lotion!

or eating loads of carrots.

[Judi Lynn]

47. All their prop people look so impressed, don't they? Ha ha ha.

Hump insisted on putting a man with a Spanish name in the foreground to show how civilized he is around Spanish-speaking people. The people in the background seem impressed, too.

[at140]

49. The soldier on Trump's left looks like he is

constipated and not happy.

[Judi Lynn]

46. It's possible that if they announced their impending visit, personnel would go AWOL.

That would not look good for their photo op.

[DENVERPOPS]

19. Chicken S***s

How about a surprise trip to Syria, or even Afghanistan you two chicken shit grifters?????????
Or maybe a country that U.S. Politicians have illegally sold U.S. Military surface to air missiles to ??????????? LOL
Poor Melanoma, having to put on a collar and leash and be drug everywhere he wants her to be.......
I actually do pity the poor child they use as a political prop. Another Trump Jr. of Jared in the making....

Maybe he will work in a clandestine, covert, super-secret meeting with his mentor "You Know Who"

He got tired of being alone and wanted to surround him self with the Military, escort military jets, and staff of Air Force One to help his gross (grotesque) feelings of inadequacy by everyone waiting on him like he is a king..........

[Retrograde]

31. Or the Mexican border (n/t)

[bluedigger]

21. We have golf courses in Iraq, now?

I suppose we've been there long enough.

[olegramps]

27. It was a scouting trip for cheap land.

[Bengus81]

24. Trump LEAVES the Country and the DOW is up almost 600 points.........

Might be on to something with this..............

[irisblue]

28. And this trip is justification for his going to Mar A Lago for New Yeats Eve

[Iggo]

32. So he CAN be shamed into action.

Good to know.

[ffr]

33. I hope the military base's newspaper front page is tRump bone spurs is a draft dodger.

Perfect timing for this traitorous paper CiC.

[GreydeeThos]

34. Did Trump serve the troops a plasic turkey?

Or did he throw rolls of paper towels into the crowd?

[evilhime]

35. Had he not shut down the government

He would be playing golf at Mar-a-Lago. he was heartily bored and had to do something for good PR and this worked.

[IcyPeas]

36. in the link is the tweet from sarah huckster sanders

most of the replies are great.

[Historic NY]

37. LOL one could have followed the plane signal until it hit Hungary...

and veered towards Iraq. People in Europe spotted AF-1 then it went black 4 four hrs accounting for the change to the Military Version.

His twitter gave him away.

[modrepub]

41. Trump Leaves Country, Dow Up 1,086 Points

Coincidence, I think not.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142230877

[maxrandb]

42. Mark My Words

I'm betting all that I have that the return trip will include a stop at Maro Lago.

Apparently there's a huge New Year's Eve party that millionaires bought tickets to with a promised audience with Donnie Short Fingers.

Reporters need to call him out if this "cup of coffee" visit to the troops was a ruse to get him to the New Year's Eve party.

[George II]

43. He's autographing freaking MAGAT hats! Did Laura Bush or Michelle Obama accompany their husbands....

...on every trip they made? Does she have to go along because he's too embarrassed to have someone else change his Depends?

[Judi Lynn]

48. Distraction for any sniper who might get tied up trying to decide whom to shoot first. n/t