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House after their surprise trip to visit u.s. troops in iraq. it was a secret so hard to keep the president said he had to cancel a couple of earlier plans because of people finding out. while in iraq, the president was asked about the safety concerns that he had. >> i had concerns for the institution of the presidency, not for myself personally. i had concerns for the first lady i will tell you. but if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, with all windows close...

Baghdad. the presidents first visit to military personnel serving in combat zones since he took office, and he acknowledged some nerves about the dangers of the trip. >> i have concerns about the institution of the presidency? not for myself personally. i have concerns for the first lady, i will tell you. but if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, all the windows closed, no lights on whatsoever. anywhere. pitch black. >> the trip comes days after president trum...

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Look, i had concerns for the institution of the presidency. i had concerns for my first lady. but if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere, pitch black, ive never seen it. ive been in many airplanes, all types and shapes and sizes. ive never seen anything like it. >> i just dont know what to say. the president of the united states goes over and he visits troops in a war zone. in a country that has bee...

Now back in washington, back at the white house. hes often unconventional, but in this instance he did something traditional. that secret 30 hour trip to iraq. the president talked about some of those security concerns at play. >> if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere. pitch black. ive never seen it. ive ridden many airplanes. ive never seen anything like it. >> his message to those service members...

Draw out troops in afghanistan and syria. he says he wants soldiers to come home from syria, that other countries like turkey need to share the burden of cost, that the u.s. cannot be the world policeman. iraq can still be used two-stage attacks. spike the criticism of the war in iraq and calling president george w. bushs decision to invade in 2003 the single worst decision ever made, president trump told reporters he has no plans at all to withdraw troops from the country that is still consider...