President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made a secret trip to Iraq to visit the U.S. troops, the White House announced Wednesday.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the late-night trip on Twitter, and thanked the troops for their service to America.

“President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas,” she said.

President Trump and the First Lady traveled to Iraq late on Christmas night to visit with our troops and Senior Military leadership to thank them for their service, their success, and their sacrifice and to wish them a Merry Christmas. pic.twitter.com/s2hntnRwpw — Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) December 26, 2018

.@FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to visit our incredible troops at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.! pic.twitter.com/rDlhITDvm1 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2018

Interestingly, WikiLeaks shared intel early Wednesday that a plane with the characteristics of Air Force One was spotted flying over Europe.

The Boeing 747 usually used by Trump for Air Force One is currently moving towards Turkey. pic.twitter.com/TG5Ndzoyvn — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 26, 2018

The mainstream media had a field day with the prospect that Trump was the first president since 2002 to snub the troops, amid talk that the president had holed himself up in the White House while the government shutdown rolled on.

Trump is first president since 2002 to not visit troops around Christmas https://t.co/QEleChRzpy pic.twitter.com/XMwS4JiH0A — The Hill (@thehill) December 26, 2018

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