President Donald Trump on Friday lamented the cost of U.S. wars and vowed to spend more on domestic infrastructure, undercutting a promise his vice president made to Afghan leaders a day earlier.
During a surprise trip to Kabul, Mike Pence told officials, “We’ve been on a long road together, but President Trump made it clear earlier this year that we are with you ... we are here to see this through.”
He reiterated his comments in a tweet Thursday directed at U.S. troops overseas.
As I told our troops in Afghanistan, the Armed Forces of the United States are the world’s greatest force for good. It's because of them freedom has a future in Afghanistan, America, and across the wider world. And I assured them: @POTUS Trump HAS THEIR BACK. pic.twitter.com/oGK1Qeu0ox
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) December 22, 2017
The veep’s tweet came less than an hour after Trump bemoaned that the U.S. had “foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East.”
At some point, and for the good of the country, I predict we will start working with the Democrats in a Bipartisan fashion. Infrastructure would be a perfect place to start. After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2017
Trump has long promised to end America’s longest-running war, but has generally avoided offering a specific timeline for withdrawal. In August, he announced an increase in both troops and spending.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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