Breaking News: President Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving to rally U.S. troops involved in the nearly two-decade-old war effort
— President Donald Trump made a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving to rally U.S. troops involved in the nearly two-decade-old war effort.
It’s the second time Trump has traveled to a combat zone as president. Last year, he made a Christmas trip to Iraq.When he traveled to Iraq last year, he had just ordered a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and had pushed for halving the roughly 14,000-strong U.S. military contingent in Afghanistan. This year, Trump is still working through a U.S.
Vice President Mike Pence, who visited Afghanistan right before Christmas in 2017, made a trip to Iraq last week in part to assure Kurdish forces of the U.S.’s commitment after Trump in October abruptly reduced troops in nearby northern Syria. Nearly 100 Kurds have died and another 200,000 have been displaced after Turkey moved in, according to the United Nations.
The Judiciary Committee — the panel that will write articles of impeachment against Trump — will hold its first hearing on the impeachment process Wednesday, followingIn recent days, Trump has continued with other aspects of his presidency and re-election campaign — meeting the Bulgarian prime minister, holding the annual turkey pardon, rallying supporters in Florida — all while blasting Democrats for their investigation.
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