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Commander-in-Tweet: Trump Visits the Troopsplay icon

Commander-in-Tweet: Trump Visits the Troops

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After holding out for two years, President Trump has finally visited US troops in the field. With Oscar-caliber flair, he sets the record straight on Vietnam and World War Two. Both were disasters.
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