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100 Senators in the United States of America are scheduled for a
serious briefing by the White House over impending nuclear war.
US President, Donald Trump
Top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing on
Wednesday at the White House for the entire U.S. Senators on the
situation in North Korea. The briefing will take place at 1900
GMT. Aides said they were working with the White House to schedule a
similar briefing for the House of Representatives.
All 100 senators have been asked to the White House for the
briefing by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense Jim
Mattis, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and General Joseph
Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said White House
spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday.
While administration officials routinely travel to Capitol Hill to
address members of Congress on foreign policy matters, it is unusual for
the entire Senate to go to the White House, and for all four of those
officials to be involved.
Wednesday’s briefing was originally scheduled for a secure room at
the Capitol, but President Donald Trump suggested a shift to the White
House, congressional aides said.
Washington has expressed mounting concern over North Korea’s
nuclear and missile tests, and its threats to attack the United States
and its Asian allies.
Trump, who called the leaders of China and Japan during the
weekend, told U.N. Security Council ambassadors on Monday that “the
status quo” is not acceptable, and said the council must be ready to
impose new sanctions.
Congressional aides suggested the briefing was being held at the
White House to underscore the message to North Korea that Washington is
serious about wanting a shift in policy.
A senior Trump administration official said the flurry of activity
around North Korea was “not a part of something choreographed” and
cautioned against over-interpretation.
Senators said they were happy to be hearing from the White House.
“It’s (the location) their choice,” said Senator Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “I
hope that we hear their policy as to what their objectives are, and how
we can accomplish that hopefully without dropping bombs.”
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