White House denies report of rift between Trump and Mattis
By: Leo Shane III  
WASHINGTON — White House officials are denying news reports that President Donald Trump ignored his defense secretary’s requests to get congressional approval before ordering airstrikes against Syrian military targets, brushing aside insinuations of a possible rift between the two men.
A day earlier, the New York Times reported that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had urged the commander in chief to get lawmakers’ approval before the April 13 military action, but his requests were ignored.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2018/04/18/white-house-denies-report-of-rift-between-trump-and-mattis/
