Breaking: Trump Summons Congressional Leaders To Situation Room After Iran Shoots Down U.S. Drone

BREAKING: President Trump Summons Congressional Leaders to Situation Room After Iran Shoots Down US Drone

by Jim Hoft

Iran bragged after downing the US drone on Thursday. (Fars News)

"I can tell you firsthand we would aboslutely not operate the RQ-4 drone in Iranian territory," says @TheDroneWarrior Brett Velicovich, for two reasons:

• High tensions with Iran 

• It's NOT a stealth drone, It would be easily detected pic.twitter.com/kckfarpUe7

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) June 20, 2019

President Trump later summoned congressional leaders to the Situation Room at the White House on Thursday afternoon.

The President called Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Intelligence Committee chairs and ranking members, Adam Schiff, Devin Nunes, Richard Burr, Mark Warner. Also invited were Armed Services Committee Chairmen and ranking members. (SmithWA, Thornberry, Inhofe, ReedRI)

Via Chad Pergram:

Tentative plan is for WH briefing on Iran for bipartisan/bicameral Congressional leaders in the Situation Room at 3 pm et. Capitol Hill visit for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be pushsd back. Timing is unclear

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 20, 2019

McCarthy on Iran:
It is unacceptable for the shooting down of an American UAV

McCarthy on what the President should do regarding Iran:
The President will have options before him

McCarthy on if the US needs a AUMF to potentially strike Iran:
He has the current authority.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 20, 2019

Graham talked to Trump today & last night on Iran. Says Trump "believes that we're going into a we're getting into a bad space that his options are running out that he's not going to be intimidated to redo a nuclear deal that was terrible."

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 20, 2019