CNN Says Top Republicans Briefed Before Iran Attack, But, Not Democrats

They think they’re on to something, but, it’s fake news

Trump administration briefed top Republicans before Iran strikes, but not some Democrats

President Donald Trump and his team were in contact with top congressional Republicans before his strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, but some key 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.

People familiar with the matter initially told CNN that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries received notifications shortly before the public announcement — and after the attack itself.

See, they’re still running the article’s headline, but,

Correction: This story has been updated to make clear Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was called before the strike, not after as initially reported.

But after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt disputed that account, a source conceded that Schumer had been called around 6 p.m. – a little less than an hour before the strikes began – with little detail. He was told of imminent military action without naming the country in which the action was to take place, the source 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. https://t.co/4VCgjkznKH

— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 22, 2025

So, unnamed sources giving bad information, and CNN still has the same headline and runs with the same first 3 paragraphs. The rest is primarily Democrats, and Thomas Massie, whining about this strike being un-Constitutional. If CNN had any journalistic integrity they would have killed the article. Or, at least, change the headline But, it’s all about the TDS.

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