evidence: President Trump and First Lady Melania Make Surprise Visit to U.S. Troops in Iraq President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday – his first trip to a combat zone as Commander in Chief. [...] Trump had also been criticized for not yet visiting troops in a combat zone as president. President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush had already visited combat zones by this point in their presidencies. In November, Trump told Fox News that he has been planning to go, but said he has had an "unbelievably busy schedule" since taking office.