President Trump wished U.S. troops stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Kuwait and Qatar a “Very, very Merry Christmas,” on Sunday morning.
.@POTUS to troops: "Every American heart is thankful to you and we're asking God to watch over you and to watch over your families." #Christmas pic.twitter.com/IYaVBLUFYc
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Partial transcript via Breitbart News:
TRUMP: “I just want to wish everybody a very, very merry Christmas, we say Merry Christmas, again, very, very proudly,” Trump told the armed forces, according to White House pool reports. Very very merry Christmas. “We’re going to have a great year, an incredible year. I’m thrilled to bring seasons greetings on behalf of the first lady and our entire family and most importantly, on behalf of the American people.
“Today and every day we’re incredibly thankful for you and for your families,” Trump continued. “Your families have been tremendous. Always underappreciated, military families, the greatest people on earth.”
President Trump then thanked those that were involved in hurricane relief operations this year.
“Many Republicans are very happy, but I have to tell you the people of Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico, lots of other states are even more happy,” President Trump told the troops.
“What a job you’ve done. The Coast Guard saved thousands and thousands of lives, almost it’s unbelievable when I look at the charts, I saw the number of lives you saved. So I want to congratulate the coast guard for having done an incredible job,” the Commander-in-Chief added.
“We’re winning,” Trump told the troops.
