The Latest: Trump returns to US from surprise trip to Iraq

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The Latest: Trump returns to US from surprise trip to Iraq

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The Latest: Trump returns to US from surprise trip to Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and his trip to Iraq (all times local): President Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. from an unannounced trip to Iraq, his first visit to a danger zone abroad. Air Force One landed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland at 5:12 a.m. Trump had been hearing from critics that it was past time for him to go abroad and see troops in harm's way. With secrecy typical of such presidential visits, the president's plane flew into Iraq on Wednesday with lights out and shutters drawn, coming overnight ...

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