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Trump Makes Surprise Visit to American Troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
The Epoch Times ^ | 28 November 2019 | Jack Phillips

Posted on 11/28/2019 11:46:49 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

President Donald Trump visited Afghanistan for the first time on Thanksgiving Day with a surprise visit to an airbase in the country to meet American troops.

Trump walked in to Bagram airbase unannounced as troops looked up from their Thanksgiving dinner.

“Alright, who wants some photos,” said one of the officers accompanying Trump into the room. Everybody stood up and cheered.

“You’re very special people … you don’t even know how much the [American] people love and respect you,” he told the troops. President Donald Trump serves Thanksgiving dinner to US troops at Bagram Air Field during a surprise visit on Nov. 28, 2019 in Afghanistan. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump delivered a speech to the troops, touting recent U.S. military victories in Syria, according to a live stream.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 3; afghanistan; isis; org; surprisevisit; taliban; trumpdod; trumpgwot; waronterror
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1 posted on 11/28/2019 11:46:49 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Friggin’ WOW! Awesome. Racking up those frequent flyer miles for a good cause. BUTT! Grrrrrrreta will not be pleased that he spewed a bunch of pollution getting there. Me? Makes me proud. Happy Thanksgiving to all.


2 posted on 11/28/2019 11:48:59 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Amazing and very sacrificial. I only hope that they have a video satellite phone on Air Force 1 so he can be with Melania and his family also sort of. I got teary-eyed watching it. Can you imagine being served food on your tray by President Trump and then realizing you’re about to eat that food? Amazing amazing amazing


3 posted on 11/28/2019 11:49:55 AM PST by CincyRichieRich (Vote for President Trump in 2020 or end up equally miserable, no rights, and eating zoo animals)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

bttt


4 posted on 11/28/2019 11:50:13 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: CincyRichieRich

I got teary-eyed watching it

Same here, damn this guy just crushes me..


5 posted on 11/28/2019 11:54:53 AM PST by heshtesh
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Love him!


6 posted on 11/28/2019 11:55:04 AM PST by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Oh now THIS must be impeachable!!


7 posted on 11/28/2019 11:55:09 AM PST by billyboy15
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump thinking about others.

God Bless Trump.

He’s in it and given himself for the sake of America which he loves. May we learn form his example.


8 posted on 11/28/2019 11:55:18 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Thank you President Trump Trump. I missed this today because I wanted to stay away from the news. I’m so proud he went there.


9 posted on 11/28/2019 11:56:30 AM PST by McGavin999 (“Look into it” does not mean dig up dirt, it means find the truth)
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To: heshtesh

Makes me wish this guy could be President forever.


10 posted on 11/28/2019 11:56:41 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No doubt the media will either ignore this, or find something wrong


11 posted on 11/28/2019 11:57:22 AM PST by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I was just thinking this morning how the President was going to spend the day, and wondered if because VP Pence had visited the troops in Iraq, he might be going to Afghanistan. Stay safe Mr. President!!


12 posted on 11/28/2019 11:57:32 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: rktman
Racking up those frequent flyer miles for a good cause.

I appreciate the gesture but a good cause would be not having troops in Afghanistan to visit.

Next year he'll be able to shake the hands of service members who weren't even born when 9/11 happened.

End endless wars.

13 posted on 11/28/2019 11:59:13 AM PST by Drew68
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I was actually expected him to pop up in South Korea to visit the troops there and have a surprise meeting with north and south Korean leaders. Maybe Christmas.


14 posted on 11/28/2019 12:06:20 PM PST by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: Drew68

Well, there is that. I’m no dove by any stretch but we need to be out of there.


15 posted on 11/28/2019 12:07:16 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Trump is supercharged...He does this for the love of country, to make it proud, to bring it back from those with bad intentions, those who hate America, such as the Democrats and their disciples of deceit in the media...Just reviewing his itinerary is enough to stress most people out. Trump built an empire before he ever ran for office. Trump’s done more before he ever ran for president than all the establishment politicians put together.


16 posted on 11/28/2019 12:08:27 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: rktman

Grrrrrrreta’s probably sitting in a yurt in Oregon, eating tofurkey and pine nuts, and waiting on a zero-carbon footprint lift back to The Land of Pickled Herring.


17 posted on 11/28/2019 12:09:00 PM PST by Viking2002 (..........and Epstein didn't kill himself. Yeah, I went there.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Did he clear this action with Pelosi ?


18 posted on 11/28/2019 12:09:39 PM PST by Baldwin77 (They hated Reagan too ! TRUMP TOUGH - AMERICA STRONG)
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To: CincyRichieRich

I know a man with 4 tours in Vietnam who never ate Turkey or even a hot meal in Vietnam on T Day. I recall eating INDIG rations west of Duc Lap on T Day, again on Christmas, plus New Years Eve and Day. Frankly the INDIG shrimp and mushrooms on rice was very good if we had bamboo near us. Fresh bamboo shoots are awesome.


19 posted on 11/28/2019 12:16:36 PM PST by Lumper20 (Our Congress must be stripped of FERS and AFGE union insurance..)
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To: Baldwin77

Those were my first thoughts. I recall some other visit of Trumps that the media had a cow over because he left and did not tell anyone of no importance.

I can see the President tell the rats of such intentions only for them to tell the enemy of his plans before he touches down and have their own welcoming party to greet him.


20 posted on 11/28/2019 12:24:00 PM PST by redfreedom
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