{"id":2435015,"date":"2025-05-15T12:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theo-von-joins-trump-in-qatar-to-visit-american-troops\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:09:23","slug":"theo-von-joins-trump-in-qatar-to-visit-american-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theo-von-joins-trump-in-qatar-to-visit-american-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Theo Von joins Trump in Qatar to visit American troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftheo-von-joins-trump-in-qatar-to-visit-american-troops%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent visit to Qatar, President Donald trump addressed U.S. troops, teasing a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secdef-to-congress-get-a-military-budget-done-already\/\" title=\"SecDef to Congress: Get a ... Budget Done Already\">military pay raise<\/a> and taking credit for facilitating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Trump&#8217;s appearance included the presence of comedian Theo Von, who humorously engaged with the audience, and country singer Lee Greenwood, who performed &#8220;God Bless the U.S.A.&#8221; Trump used the opportunity to boast about his accomplishments and his upcoming budget, which proposes important pay increases for military personnel.Despite his claims regarding the India-Pakistan ceasefire, india&#8217;s officials disputed his assertion, stating that trade discussions were not part of the negotiations. Trump emphasized his commitment to peace while also promoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong military presence<\/a>. Following his speech, he continued his Middle East tour with plans to visit the UAE.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump teases military pay raise in Qatar with Theo Von in tow to visit troops<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2122630\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Joined by some of his favorite celebrities, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> gave a speech to troops in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Qatar<\/a>, where he teased a military pay raise and took credit for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Podcast host and comedian Theo Von, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134377\/trump-hits-podcast-circuit-bring-young-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interviewed Trump\">interviewed Trump<\/a> on the campaign trail, was on hand, as was 82-year-old country singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3209038\/lee-greenwood-rock-version-god-bless-the-usa-trump-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interviewed Trump\">Lee Greenwood<\/a>, who sang his signature song, &ldquo;God Bless the U.S.A.,&rdquo; as Trump took the stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3411676\/biden-aides-shielded-cabinet-members-last-two-years-tapper-thompson-book\/\">Biden aides shielded him from wary Cabinet members for last two years in office, Tapper-Thompson book says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3411472\/who-fooled-biden-decline-cover-up-not-voters\/\">Who was fooled by the Biden decline cover-up? Not the voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3410365\/trump-uncritical-embrace-arab-partners-rankle-critics\/\">Trump&#8217;s &#8216;uncritical embrace&#8217; of Arab partners rankles critics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Yn7-eCpY3Lk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Delivers Remarks to Troops at Al Udeid Air Base, May 15, 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yn7-eCpY3Lk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Before delivering remarks on the military, Trump again celebrated his 2024 election victory, which was fueled in part by a series of podcast appearances that were designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134377\/trump-hits-podcast-circuit-bring-young-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reach young male voters\">reach young male voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Von was the surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1923023938361217155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"warm-up act\">warm-up act<\/a> for the president, where he joked about being in the Middle East. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know I was going to be here, either. &hellip; This is definitely court-ordered. I&rsquo;m just getting out of some time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m guilty of something. I didn&#8217;t know I was going to be here, either. This is definitely a court order&hellip; I&#8217;m on TMZ right now having a bar fight in Nashville&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&ndash; Comedian podcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheoVon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheoVon<\/a> addreses servicemembers at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar ahead of Pres. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rA07Q3V69t\">pic.twitter.com\/rA07Q3V69t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1922980884283580477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Von, who posed for pictures individually with members of the military, was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IvankaTrump\/status\/1922609345876853221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"spotted recently\">spotted recently<\/a> in Miami dining with Trump&rsquo;s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner. <\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Von as a &ldquo;great influencer.&rdquo; He gave his youngest son, Barron Trump, credit for encouraging him to go on Von&rsquo;s podcast. &ldquo;[Barron] knew all the names, I didn&rsquo;t know the names. Where is Theo? He&rsquo;s around here some place. Theo, thank you very much.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Standing before a giant sign reading, &ldquo;PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH,&rdquo; Trump touted himself as a peacemaker, taking credit for a recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan by saying he steered the two nations toward trade and away from conflict. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump applauds on stage at the Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;We talked to them about trade. &lsquo;Let&rsquo;s do trade instead of war.&rsquo; And Pakistan was very happy with that. India was very happy with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While India and Pakistan did agree to a ceasefire, India has <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-india-pakistan-kashmir-trade-e3cedcad801ce78c85194fcbf3b917f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"disputed\">disputed<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s claim that trade talks settled the conflict, with a spokesman for India&rsquo;s foreign ministry saying trade was not part of the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Trump took some credit for the development, boasting that &ldquo;I can settle anything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For the thousands of troops on hand at Al Udeid Air Base, the most popular portion of Trump&rsquo;s remarks may have been when he mentioned a pay raise that could come next year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re a very special group of people, and that&rsquo;s why my 2026 budget includes &hellip; pay raises for each and every one of you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uaw-members-walk-off-job-at-mack-trucks-as-strike-expands\/\" title=\"UAW members strike at Mack Trucks, expanding walkout.\">substantial pay raises<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump said, drawing loud cheers from the audience. He added in jest, &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t have to take it. You can go to your commanding officer and say, &lsquo;Sir, I&rsquo;d rather not take that pay, I love my country, sir. I don&rsquo;t want it.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump released his &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3399122\/trump-skinny-budget-defense-spending-hike-education-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title='skinny\" budget proposal'>skinny&rdquo; budget proposal<\/a> this month that called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2025\/05\/the-white-house-office-of-management-and-budget-releases-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2026-skinny-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title='skinny\" budget proposal'>13% increase<\/a> in defense spending, though such appropriations would have to go through Congress for approval.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is in the second half of a four-day trip through the Middle East, which includes stops in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Theo Von, left, speaks with Jake Paul in Emancipation Hall at the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Jasper Colt\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said his priority as president is to end conflicts rather than start them but added he won&rsquo;t hesitate to wield power when necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his speech, Trump was introduced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said that military recruitment has recovered and that he&rsquo;s ending Biden administration priorities that kept people from wanting to sign up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3410365\/trump-uncritical-embrace-arab-partners-rankle-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;uncritical embrace&rsquo; of Arab partners rankles critics\">Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-uncritical-embrace-of-arab-partners-rankle-critics-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...s ... of Arab partners rankle critics - Washington Examiner\">uncritical embrace&#038;rsquo<\/a>; of Arab partners rankles critics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re restoring the warrior ethos,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;No more political correctness, gender pronouns, DEI, CRT, or climate change. We&rsquo;re in the business of war.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Following the speech, Trump headed to Abu Dhabi to tour the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and participate in a UAE state visit. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2122630\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2122630\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints at military pay raise in Qatar, joined by Theo Von<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2435016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Donald-Trump-military-speech.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55295,7823,38819,3634],"class_list":["post-2435015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american-troops","tag-qatar","tag-theo-von","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Donald-Trump-military-speech.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435015"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435023,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435015\/revisions\/2435023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}