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Outside baghdad. the president spending three hours on the ground meeting with some of the 5,200 troops that are currently serving in iraq. he also met with the u.s. ambassador to iraq as well as commanders on the ground. asked if he was concerned about flying into a war zone, the president said, absolutely. >> i had concerns for 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 with windows closed, no lights on whatsoever anywhere, pitch black, i've nev...

The mission of everybody flying into iraq for this high profile visit with the troops. let's listen to what the president had to say and talk about it on the other side. >> i have concerns for the institution of the president. not for myself, personally. i have concerns for the first lady,ly tell you, 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. i've never seen it. i have been on many airplanes, all types, shapes, sizes. i never seen anything like it. >> it sound as if the president i...

Fighting one of the wars he has scorned as a mistake. the secret flight from washington to the air force base caused some anxiety. >> i had concerns for the institution of the presidency, not for myself, personally. i have concerns for the first lady, i will tell you. if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane with all windows closed and no lights on whatsoever. anywhere. pitch black. i have never seen it. i have been in many airplanes. all types and shapes and sizes. i've never seen anything like it. >> first time he's ever taken that trip. the president remained...

Baghdad. the president's 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 trump said he would be withdrawing all u.s. troops from syria, a move widely criticized by republicans ...

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 dark in the plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere. pitch black. i've never seen that. >> reporter: the president spent more than three hours on the ground with the troops, posing for selfies and signing autographs. at a refueling stop in germany on the way home, the president addressed another group of american troops. the christmastime visit to troops coming after perhaps the most chaotic ...