White House calls CNN 'fake news' for report claiming Democratic leadership wasn't briefed on Iran strike

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt demanded CNN retract a communicative connected Sunday that claimed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries were not briefed connected President Donald Trump’s onslaught connected Iran.

Trump launched "Operation: Midnight Hammer" connected Saturday and struck 3 of Iran’s cardinal atomic facilities successful a astonishment attack. The White House announced the occurrence of the onslaught aboriginal that night.

CNN reported that House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, some Republicans, were briefed connected the strikes up of time, with Schumer and Jeffries, some Democrats, receiving notifications lone earlier the nationalist announcement and good aft the attack.

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Map of US strikes connected Iran (Fox News)

Leavitt called the study "fake news" connected X.

"This is Fake News. The White House made bipartisan courtesy calls to Congressional Leadership and spoke to @SenSchumer earlier the strike. @RepJeffries could not beryllium reached until after, but helium was briefed. @CNN delight retract," Leavitt wrote.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Schumer and Jeffries’ offices for comment. 

The CNN study added that Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rep. Jim Himes, D-Ct., who are members of the quality committees successful the Senate and House respectively, were not told until aft the strikes.

CNN didn't instantly respond to a petition for comment. 

Both Schumer and Jeffries released statements implicit the play condemning Trump for the strikes connected Iran.

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Although some criticized Trump for not seeking legislature authorization for the attack, neither claimed that they were not briefed oregon notified earlier the existent strike.

In his statement, Schumer called connected Thune to enforce the War Powers Act.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, right, some condemned President Donald Trump for his onslaught connected Iran. (Getty Images)

"No president should beryllium allowed to unilaterally march this federation into thing arsenic consequential arsenic warfare with erratic threats and nary strategy," Schumer said.

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