Vice President Pence and second lady Karen Pence Karen Sue PenceTrump met with chants of protest as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg How fast population growth made Arizona a swing state The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Biden, Pence elbow bump at NYC Sept. 11 ceremony MORE made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday to visit troops stationed there for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Upon arrival at the Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, Pence received a closed-door classified briefing and then called Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi, according to a pool report.

The Pences also served Thanksgiving lunch to approximately 150 U.S. troops, after which the vice president delivered remarks to about 200 U.S. troops.

BREAKING: Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq to reassure Kurdish allies and greet troop ahead of Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/nvhUSK1YQl — Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) November 23, 2019

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"The truth is, Congress should have finished their business on defense appropriations months ago," he said. "But you all know partisan politics and endless investigations have slowed things down in Washington, D.C."

President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE visited troops at the base on Dec. 26 last year during his first trip to Iraq.