'Indefensible!' Fury erupts as Trump shuts Dems out of key military briefing

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By Matthew Chapman
Published October 29, 2025 9:02 PM ET

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) issued a statement on Wednesday evening, tearing into the Trump administration for holding a briefing with the Senate on the recent military strikes on suspected narcotics smuggling boats in the Caribbean — but only inviting Republican senators.

"Shutting Democrats out of a briefing on U.S. military strikes and withholding the legal justification for those strikes from half the Senate is indefensible and dangerous," stated Warner. "Decisions about the use of American military force are not campaign strategy sessions, and they are not the private property of one political party. For any administration to treat them that way erodes our national security and flies in the face of Congress' constitutional obligation to oversee matters of war and peace."

"This partisan stunt is a slap in the face to Congress' war powers responsibilities and to the men and women who serve this country. It also sets a reckless and deeply troubling precedent," Warner continued. "The administration must immediately provide to Democrats the same briefing and the OLC opinion justifying these strikes, as Secretary Rubio personally promised me that he would in a face-to-face meeting on Capitol Hill just last week."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-briefing/

Hey ..............Warner did you really think the leadership in the maga senate ............Thune and company ................would have told the traitor that we are not going to do this unless the democrats are there also................and they want you to vote on screwing people over during this shutdown...........

[yorkster]

1. Was there anything about this anywhere on msm?

Jfc..

[onenote]

3. Is CNN msm?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/politics/democratic-senators-us-military-strikes-briefing

[yorkster]

4. Only asked because I didn't watch much telly

tonight and this is a bit startling, even for
Schmuck à l'orange.

[yorkster]

6. Just saw mention on msnbc at 12:07 am

[Cha]

2. KICK

[James48]

5. When they start drafting people into their forces

I’m just going to tell them “No participation without representation”. NO one living in a blue represented district has to go.