WASHINGTON – Moments after exiting a meeting at the White House to discuss an attack on a U.S. drone from Iran, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was seen raising the roof while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clapped along.

But his excitement had nothing to do with the meeting.

Schumer, D-N.Y., spokesman Justin Goodman said in a statement that Pelosi, D-Calif., had asked the senator how his mother was doing, who had been rushed to the emergency room on Wednesday.

"Schumer told her he was overjoyed because his mother had just been released from the hospital and is OK," Goodman said in the statement.

The timing of the interaction came after a meeting between top congressional leaders, President Donald Trump and other top White House officials to be a briefing on Iran. Both Schumer and Pelosi were in the meeting

Trump warns:'You'll soon find out' if US retaliates after Iran shoots down drone

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone, which Trump called a "very big mistake" and warned that "you'll soon find out" if the U.S. will retaliate.

Contributing: John Bacon

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