So was it just one big PR stunt to gather 100 Senators to the Eisenhower building for a briefing on North Korea that POTUS Donnie briefly attended? Because I find it hard to believe that 100 Senators gathered and have very little to say afterwards to the Media – PB/TK
Senators get North Korea briefing in unusual WH visit – By Jordain Carney – 04/26/17
Senators piled into buses Wednesday for a rare trip to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House for a closed-door briefing on North Korea.
The meeting comes as President Trump nears his 100th day in office with few legislative accomplishments. It also marks the first time the president has met with the full Senate since his joint address in February.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noted that the trip across Pennsylvania Avenue marked an “unusual setting.”
“In my congressional career, there’s never been a similar type of meeting held at the White House,” he told reporters. “[But] I don’t want to read too much into this.”
Top administration officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats briefed the senators. Trump briefly stopped by the meeting, which had originally been expected to take place at the Capitol
Continue to thehill.com article: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/330791-senators-get-n-korea-briefing-in-rare-meeting
