This was reported shortly after Trump left the G7 summit in Canada early to deal with the escalating crisis. Trump requested the National Security Council be on standby as soon as he landed back in Washington, D.C.
In previous Situation Room meetings, the current intelligence and crisis information was discussed and shared with the National Security Council staff, the national security adviser, and the president, according to the Clinton White House archive.
The Situation Room has hosted many famous meetings that have shaped national and global events and policy.
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In 1961, after the Bay of Pigs invasion, President John F. Kennedy decided that he and future presidents needed a crisis
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