The White House said Monday that it briefed congressional leadership from both parties before President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, denying previous claims that it had kept Democrats out of the loop.
“We did make bipartisan calls,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during an appearance on Fox News. “The White House made calls to congressional leadership. They were bipartisan calls.”
Leavitt named Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his House counterpart, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, as the recipients of those phone calls from White House officials — but said that Jeffries didn’t pick up.