Cotton views war movie with Trump

President Donald Trump watched a war movie Tuesday and invited U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to join him for the screening.

The picture, 12 Strong, opened Jan. 19, finishing second at the box office its debut weekend. The film had raked in $39.2 million as of Thursday.

The film, which has received mixed reviews, is based on a book titled Horse Soldiers, about mounted U.S. servicemen who battled the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The White House has a 42-seat movie theater in the East Wing. It’s been there since Franklin D. Roosevelt was president.

Bloomberg News reported that guests for the screening included former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Cotton, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, enjoyed the movie, his spokesman said.