In CNN's defense I'll say; the situation could have been worse for the White House. Fortunately, this didn't happen at a network that still has an audience.
"Karoline Leavitt speaks at White House press briefing
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt demanded that CNN retract its claim that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) weren’t briefed on President Donald Trump’s Iran strikes. She insisted that congressional leaders were informed in advance, despite their post-strike condemnation over lack of authorization. Leavitt called the CNN report “fake news," stating the White House made bipartisan courtesy calls."
✅ CNN’s Correction Following the pushback, CNN updated its article with this correction: “This story has been updated to make clear Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was called before the strike, not after as initially reported.”
A source clarified that Schumer was contacted around 6:00 p.m., less than an hour before the strike. Note: Since congress is notoriously leaky, 1 hour before was a gracious (and even risky) plenty.
