FAKE NEWS: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Calls Out CNN For Reporting Fake News Over The Trump Administration Briefing Top Republicans Before Iran Strikes, But Not Democrats.
CNN claimed on Sunday morning that President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but top Democrats were not told of his plans until after the bombs had dropped, according to multiple people familiar with the plans.
“The top two Republicans in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, were both notified of the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities ahead of time, according to multiple GOP sources,” CNN falsely reported.
“But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries received notifications shortly before the public announcement — and after the attack itself, people familiar with the notifications said,” CNN added.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was quick to call out CNN on X with a post that said, “This is Fake News.”
“The White House made bipartisan courtesy calls to Congressional Leadership and spoke to @SenSchumer before the strike. @RepJeffries could not be reached until after, but he was briefed.
@CNN please retract,” she wrote.
Source: Karonline Leavitt (X) @PressSec