Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, visited Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Sunday to personally thank the troops.
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Ivanka Trump meeting with U.S., Qatari, and Royal troops at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Dec. 15, 2019. (Ivanka Trump/Facebook)
While traveling to the Middle East for the first time in two years, Trump stopped at the airbase located in Doha, Qatar – the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East, hosting 10,000 U.S. personnel along with Qatar and U.K. forces.
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Ivanka Trump meeting with U.S., Qatari, and Royal troops at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Dec. 15, 2019. (Ivanka Trump/Facebook)
Trump posted photos of her visit, saying, “It was an honor to visit Al-Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East, to thank the brave men and women who keep America safe.”
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Ivanka Trump meeting with U.S., Qatari, and Royal troops at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Dec. 15, 2019. (Ivanka Trump/Facebook)
“Aim High, Fly-Fight-Win! God bless you and Merry Christmas!” she added.
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Ivanka Trump meeting with U.S., Qatari, and Royal troops at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Dec. 15, 2019. (Ivanka Trump/Facebook)
Trump was accompanied by Brian Hook, who is the U.S. envoy to Iran, the Washington Examiner reported.
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Ivanka Trump meeting with U.S., Qatari, and Royal troops at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Dec. 15, 2019. (379th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Trump met with U.S. troops and female Qatari pilots while on base, in addition to taking a tour of the base.
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Ivanka Trump meeting with U.S., Qatari, and Royal troops at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Dec. 15, 2019. (379th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Force/Released)
Trump was in the Middle East to speak at the two-day Doha Forum to discuss her women’s economic empowerment movement.
Her goal was to “participate in the forum´s programming and meet with government and business leaders regarding key economic objectives,” a U.S. Treasury statement said, according to Daily Mail.