evidence: Trump Just Made His First Visit To A War Zone & He Brought Melania With Him According to the New York Post, Donald Trump visited troops in a war zone for the first time as president on Wednesday when, in a surprise trip, he and Melania Trump went to Iraq. The whereabouts of the president came into question after he didn't tweet for more than 17 hours, the Post reports, and his surprise visit to Iraq comes amidst a partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Donald and Melania Trump met with troops at the Al Asad Air Base west of Baghdad, Reuters reports, accompanied by a handful of aides, reporters and Secret Service agents. It was the first time Trump has visited troops in a conflict zone since taking office nearly two years earlier; according to Reuters, he was "looking for some positive headlines" after the stock market suffered its worst Christmas Eve trading day in U.S. history.