WTF President - What really happened in Niger?

and why the reluctance to talk about it?

A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a "massive intelligence failure."

Niger Ambush Came After ‘Massive Intelligence Failure,’ Source Says

"In August 2017, US Transportation Command approved a sole source contract to hire Berry Aviation to provide one fixed wing aircraft and one rotary wing aircraft in Niamey for, among other duties, casualty evacuation. This sole source bridge contract runs through the end of this month, October 2017," Mack told CNN.

Private contractor used to evacuate US forces in Niger ambush

Staffers at the National Security Council drafted and circulated a statement of condolence for President Donald Trump to make almost immediately after a deadly ambush of U.S. soldiers in Niger earlier this month.

But Trump never publicly issued the statement, and, some two weeks later, is now in hot water over his initial silence on the soldiers’ deaths and alleged controversial comments he made to a widow of one of the dead.

White House staff drafted Niger sympathy statement for Trump that was never released

When asked again Thursday if the White House was being forthcoming, McCain responded, "Of course not."

McCain threatens a subpoena to get details on Niger ambush