Trump Urges Travel to Country Americans Told Not to Visit

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 21, 2026.</p><p>REUTERS/Evelyn Hocksteinhttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5JMYJDJCAVGZZJRBNY5IMM5NKI.JPG?auth=c934b2537b2fa8233e23d18bfdc7d057925a24594e4af2550571896a90e69a01&smart=true&width=4070&height=2290" />
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President Donald Trump is encouraging Americans to visit Lebanon—despite his own administration warning U.S. citizens not to travel there “for any reason.”

Moments after hosting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday, Trump announced on Truth Social that he was directing his administration to allow U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon for the first time in more than four decades.

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