The White House said President Donald Trump stayed up through the night at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on the 28th, local time, to monitor the situation during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Trump also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that "President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar-a-Lago with the national security team." She added that Trump spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu, but did not disclose specific details of the conversation.
Leavitt also said that before the strikes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called all members of the so-called "Gang of Eight" to brief congressional leadership on the situation, reached seven of them, and provided a briefing. She did not say who the one unreachable member was.
The "Gang of Eight" refers to key members of Congress who receive classified briefings when the U.S. administration explains critical national security matters. It includes the House Intelligence Committee chair and the Democratic ranking member, the Senate Intelligence Committee chair and the Democratic vice chair, the speaker of the House, the House majority leader, and the Senate majority and minority leaders.
Earlier, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on X that he "received an update from Secretary Rubio."
Leavitt said, "The president and the national security team will continue to closely monitor the situation throughout the day."