Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineBiden promises Democratic senators help in battleground states Second GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep MORE (D-Va.) said on Sunday that President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE’s claim that Iran was plotting to attack four U.S. embassies was not supported by intelligence shared with him during a briefing last week.

“I was at the classified briefing because I'm both an Armed Services and Foreign Relations member, that wasn't told to us in the classified briefing, nor was there a suggestion that multiple embassies were threatened,” Kaine said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

.@TimKaine tells @margbrennan he was unaware of threats to the Baghdad Embassy and that Senate members of the Gang of Eight were unhappy with the intelligence they received this week. pic.twitter.com/3pNr3BlSSD — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 12, 2020

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His comments were in response to Trump’s remarks during a Fox News interview that aired on Friday about a potential threat. Trump said that he believed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike, was targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and three others.

Kaine also said members were “unhappy” with the briefing and said “the evidence was far short of an imminent threat.”

“We were mad that they were so dismissive of the notion that Congress would have anything to do with questions of war and peace,” Kaine added.

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The senator introduced a resolution aimed at reining in Trump’s military powers. Two Republican senators, Mike Lee Michael (Mike) Shumway LeeMcConnell shores up GOP support for coronavirus package McConnell tries to unify GOP Davis: The Hall of Shame for GOP senators who remain silent on Donald Trump MORE (Utah) and Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulSecond GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP senator to quarantine after coronavirus exposure The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE (Ky.) said they would support the resolution after slamming the administration's briefing on Iran last week.

A similar resolution passed in the House on Friday.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper Mark EsperTop admiral: 'No condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Oldest living US World War II veteran turns 111 MORE said on “Face the Nation” that he shared Trump’s view about the threat, but said that he had not seen intelligence to support it. He added that Trump did not cite intelligence when making the claim.