President Donald Trump discusses current military operations with Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command Commander, and Gen. Raymond A. "Tony" Thomas, U.S. Special Operations Command Commander at MacDill, AFB, FL, Feb. 6, 2017. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released)
The Hill: Trump says he hasn't visited troops overseas because he's 'very busy'
President Trump said in an interview that he hasn’t been able to visit soldiers overseas yet because he has been “very busy.”
Trump told The Associated Press that while he doesn’t think it is “overly necessary” that he visit a military base in a combat zone, he plans to do so “at some point” in the future.
“I’ve been very busy with everything that’s taking place here,” Trump said in Tuesday's interview.
“I’m doing a lot of things. But it’s something I’d do. And do gladly,” the president continued. “Nobody has been better at the military. Hey, I just got them a pay raise. I haven’t had a pay raise in 11 years … I have done more for the military than any president in many, many years.”
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Update: Why doesn’t Trump visit troops fighting overseas? (Leo Shane III, Military Times)
WNU Editor: He has to make the time.
