(CNN) When White House aides arrived at work Thursday, they were prepared for a market-shaking event that would prompt jitters among US allies and cause heartburn among establishment thinkers, even Republicans. The gathering included three US generals -- McMaster, Defense Secretary James Mattis and White House chief of staff John Kelly. It sent reporters and White House officials scrambling. Instead, they sent him outdoors to the set of microphones on permanent standby in the White House driveway. "President Trump was elected in part because he is willing to do -- take approaches very, very different from past approaches and past presidents.

Source: CNN March 09, 2018 04:30 UTC