ChainCatcher Message, Fox News: President Trump has requested the National Security Council to prepare the Situation Room at the White House. Previously, Trump shortened the G7 leaders' summit schedule and returned to Washington early. (Jinshi)

The Situation Room is primarily used as a workspace for the National Security Council, which includes the President of the United States, the Vice President, the White House Chief of Staff, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Advisor, to rapidly discuss and respond to domestic and international emergencies that concern U.S. national security. It is equipped with comprehensive and sufficient high-security communication facilities, allowing the President of the United States to control U.S. military forces deployed around the world at any time.