Group that includes congressional leaders and leading intelligence committee members is traditionally briefed on major national security actions
Trump concluded his interview with Politico with some musings on the future leadership of the Republican party. Asked if anyone in the party could energise such a wide coalition as he had, Trump said:
I hope so. I don’t know. You never know until they’re tested. You know, it’s like, uh, you jump in the water; you can swim or you can’t.
Uh, well, it looked like they were trying to turn back over the boat, but I don’t get involved in that. That’s up to them.
And we’re gonna hit ’em on land very soon, too.


