Democrats demand briefing on Trump’s secret flight from Turkey

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Tuesday demanded that the White House immediately brief Congress on the secret flight that President Donald Trump took out of Turkey last month, a day after The Washington Post first reported that an Iranian assassination threat prompted the White House to conduct an elaborate ruse to conceal the president’s travel. Democracy Dies in Darkness Democrats demand briefing on Trump’s secret flight from Turkey Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the White House kept Congress “in the dark” about last month’s ruse to avoid an Iranian threat.