After a nine-day trip overseas, his first as commander in chief, President Trump has landed in the United States.
Air Force One landed at Joint Base Andrews just before 9 p.m. ET on Saturday. Trump and his wife Melania then took a helicopter to the South Lawn of the White House.
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After 9-hour flight from Sicily, Air Force One just landed at @JBA_NAFW ending Pres Trump’s 9-day foreign trip. pic.twitter.com/o6FTtI7IDi
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Pres and Mrs Trump step off Air Force One on return from their first foreign trip as First Couple. pic.twitter.com/fo7mkVObte
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Night landing at the WH. pic.twitter.com/RYLJqDvHXx
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Trump took off from Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy earlier in the day, where he delivered a speech to service members and their families. “I think we hit a home run,” he said of his trip.
The nine-day trip took Trump to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium and Italy. Trump signed off on a $110 billion arms deal with the Saudis and met with Israeli and Palestianian leaders as well as Pope Francis. The trip also included participation at G7 and NATO meetings. Citing “chronic underpayments,” Trump called on NATO allies to pay their “fair share.”
Trump returns home amid more controversy stirred by reports, citing unnamed sources, that his adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner proposed late last year a secret backchannel with the Kremlin. He is also reportedly under scrutiny in the FBI’s Russia probe, one of several looking into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
On Trump’s schedule for Monday is a trip to Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath-laying ceremony.
Further, a rally he was slated to appear at in Iowa on Thursday was postponed due to “an unforeseen change in President Trump’s schedule,” his campaign announced Saturday.
