In a surprise Thanksgiving visit, President Trump flew to Afghanistan to visit the troops at Bagram Air Field. It is his first visit to the Afghanistan theater.
The president left Mar-a-Lago and flew overnight to be with the troops. In Afghanistan he has announced that the United States has resumed talks with the Taliban and that the talks are focused on a possible ceasefire.
This is from the CBS News story flagged on Drudge:
During his whirlwind trip, the president served turkey to troops. Military personnel told reporters on the ground there were roughly 500 troops in the rooms where the president went.
Theres nowhere Id rather celebrate this Thanksgiving than right here with the toughest, strongest, best and bravest warriors on the face of the earth you are indeed that, the president told the troops.
The president was greeted with cheers when he mentioned the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Our message to the bloodthirsty terrorists is clear, you will not escape your wretched fate because the long reach of the really awesome power of the United States military is unstoppable, Mr. Trump said. We have the most powerful military in the world by far. Theres nobody close. And were going to keep it that way. Were going to keep it that way. This evening, as millions of families sit down at their dinner tables back home, theyll say a prayer for the men and women serving in our nation in Afghanistan and deployed all around the globe. Great men and women all around the globe.
President Trump is a man of inexhaustible energy and sincere love of the troops.
