( NewsNation) — President Donald Trump addressed service members and their families at Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina on Friday, touting military operations that have taken place during his second term in office.

President Donald Trump used a Friday visit with special forces members at North Carolina‘s Fort Bragg to promote his hand-picked candidate for the state’s U.S. Senate seat up this fall. Trump traveled to the military base to honor the special forces members who took part in January’s raid to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

While in North Carolina on Friday to praise U.S. Special Forces troops at Fort Bragg for their action during the capture of Venezuelan president, President Donald

President Trump spoke to troops and military families Friday afternoon in Fort Bragg, N.C., where he was expected to highlight the specialized forces that assisted in the U.S. military’s

Melania Trump, meanwhile, wished the troops a happy Valentine's Day and said that "[t]he harmony of love of country and love of family is what makes us uniquely American."

The president and first lady are scheduled to visit Fort Bragg. This marks Melania Trump's first visit here since her husband's reelection.

President Trump went after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D), who’s running for Senate, and hyped up his opponent, Republican Michael Whatley, during his Friday speech at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump plan to meet with troops at Fort Bragg to thank them for their service in Venezuela.

There is an epidemic of child sex crimes in and around Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Since 2021, and the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, dozens of elite soldiers stationed at the military base have been convicted of raping children,