Donald Trump’s administration is facing its first major foreign policy test tonight. NBC News is confirming that the U.S. military has fired missiles, hitting Syrian targets.
.@NBCNews confirms more than 50 tomahawk missiles fired by US military into Syria
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) April 7, 2017
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BREAKING: U.S. Military Hits Targets in Syria https://t.co/G3ex8ITk4X pic.twitter.com/OYov2l4FLI
— RedState (@RedState) April 7, 2017
TRUMP: "It is in this vital national security interest of the US to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons."
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 7, 2017
Full statement from President Trump on the attack on Syria. pic.twitter.com/GZQ5UsESxb
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) April 7, 2017
Rubio statement. pic.twitter.com/fFpWLemyCz
— Mike Warren (@MichaelRWarren) April 7, 2017
Shayrat Air Base has a few squadrons of well-dispersed fighter bombers and support buildings. Hence the heavy salvo.
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) April 7, 2017
US targeted Shayrat airbase where it believes chemical weapons strikes were launched from
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 7, 2017
Update from a soldier at Shayrat Airbase:
– strikes concentrated on airstrip, aircraft shelters and fuel tankers.
-No casualties
— Leith Abou Fadel (@leithfadel) April 7, 2017
In Joint Statement, John McCain and Lyndsey Graham Express Support for President Trump https://t.co/hdSg2CnhBf pic.twitter.com/LLw7mhejJ7
— RedState (@RedState) April 7, 2017
UPDATE: U.S. did not target sections of the base where Russian forces were believed to be present: Pentagon https://t.co/IbAeVfJ7ZA pic.twitter.com/uOGklhOoGP
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 7, 2017
The missiles were launched by the Rota, Spain-based U.S. guided missile destroyers USS Ross. 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/Q7NgANOvVq
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) April 7, 2017
BREAKING: Sec of State Tillerson says "either Russia has been complicit, or simply incompetent" in preventing Syria's chem gas attack.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) April 7, 2017
Russia says 23 of 59 missiles hit their target https://t.co/laRv9ykgud
The Pentagon says 58 of 59 https://t.co/14yzg3Pt7b
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) April 7, 2017
Statement from @tedcruz "Any military action in #Syria must be justified as protecting the vital national security interests of America." pic.twitter.com/UHKATWC36p
— Jason Johnson (@jasonsjohnson) April 7, 2017
.@SenMikeLee on Syria strike: pic.twitter.com/2Y1I6sTA3z
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) April 7, 2017
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