The White House's all-hands briefing on North Korea sounded like it was a disorganized mess

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The entire US Senate was bused to the White House on Wednesday afternoon to receive a much-hyped classified briefing on North Korea — but some Senators emerged from the all-hands meeting unimpressed by the content and the "lack of straight answers" they got from administration officials.
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"What was discussed, I already knew," Corker said, according to BuzzFeed. "I'm not certain I would have had the briefing today, but I do appreciate — you know, they've got a great team that they put together."

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Another Republican Senator told The Washington Post's congressional reporter Ed O'Keefe that the White House did not offer "even straight answers on what the policy is regarding North Korea and its testing of ICBMs [intercontinental ballistic missiles]."

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Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth put it bluntly: "It felt like a dog-and-pony show," she told CNN on Wednesday night. " I didn't get any information out of it that I couldn't get from reading a newspaper."

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Sanders did not board the bus (I do not know about anyone not going to briefing).

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[ck4829]

1. It was an exercise of power, nothing more. Nothing to do with security or national defense.

The Trump Administration trolled the Senate and wasted their time, the White House put them at their beck and call.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. As Senator Duckworth stated, a dog and pony show.

I'm sure Trump's base was impressed.

[enough]

6. Yes that was the point, to physically make them do his bidding in a vaguely

humiliating way. I wonder how often they'll try this again.

[HopeAgain]

3. A scary dog and pony show...

They are running up for a war with Korea. I truly believe that Trump thinks he can take them out before they use their nukes.

[Silver Gaia]

4. Publicity stunt...

[monmouth4]

5. By not getting on the bus, Senator Bernie Sanders told 45 to "go to hell."..n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

7. The equivalent of holding court at Drumpf Tower. nt

[tanyev]

8. Or this.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Just discussed on Joe Madison right now

Showing how much "power" he has (to con them).

[DonViejo]

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