McConnell, McCarthy Not Notified Ahead of al-Baghdadi Raid: Reports

McConnell, McCarthy Not Notified Ahead of al-Baghdadi Raid: Reports
President Donald Trump meets with congressional leaders: House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 6, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), in separate statements to the media, said that President Donald Trump didn’t give them notice ahead of the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

“I wasn’t, but I was in the similar position when President Obama ordered the attack on Osama bin Laden. I was not called in advance then, nor do I expect to be called in advance now,” McConnell told reporters, according to The Hill.
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Jack Phillips
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