Trump finally musters up enough cajones to take a trip into a war zone (Afghanistan) to hand out some turkey to the troops at Thanksgiving. I guess he needed to suck up to the military after recent events.
Why would he need to suck up to the military? His support among the troops is strong!
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/10/15/support-for-trump-is-fading-among-active-duty-troops-new-poll-shows/President Donald Trump’s approval rating among active-duty military personnel has slipped over the last two years...About 44 percent of troops had a favorable view of Trump’s presidency, the poll showed, compared to 43 percent who disapproved....a gradual decline in troops’ support of Trump since he was elected in fall 2016, when a similar Military Times poll showed that 46 percent of troops approved of Trump compared to 37 percent who disapproved. That nine-point margin of support now appears gone.Oh.
(And that poll was done last year, before the whole "Withdraw from Syria/protect the oil" policy was enacted. )