President Donald Trump was at Mar-a-Lago when the U.S. bombed Iran in a joint operation with Israel, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
She said, “Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar-a-Lago alongside members of his national security team. The president spoke by phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu.”
In her post on X, she also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio reached out to congressional leaders ahead of the military operation.
President Trump monitored the situation overnight at Mar a Lago alongside members of his national security team. The President spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone.
Prior to the attacks, Secretary Rubio called all members of the gang of eight to provide congressional…
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 28, 2026
“Before the strikes, Secretary Rubio called every member of the so-called ‘Gang of Eight’ to notify Congress, and he was able to reach and brief seven of the eight members,” she wrote.
The Iranian government responded almost immediately. The Revolutionary Guard said it launched drones and missiles at Israel, and also carried out attacks on U.S. military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar.
So far, no U.S. citizen deaths have been reported from Iran’s retaliatory strikes on those military facilities, two officials told NBC News.
This story was translated from Spanish with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. An NBC 6 editor reviewed the translation.