Article snippet: The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week. McMaster initially called the story "false" but today applied that term to the premise of the story. "What was shared was wholly appropriate, given the purpose of that conversation and the purpose of what the president was trying to achieve through that meeting," McMaster said. When pressed by ABC News' Jonathan Karl, McMaster would not say if Trump disclosed classified information. Trump said in a pair of tweets Tuesday he had the "absolute right" to share "facts" with the Russians. "We don't say what's classified, what's not classified. What I will tell you again is that what the president shared was wholly appropriate," McMaster said. On Monday he said, "At no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. And the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known." McMaster said he was in the room for the May 10 meeting in the Oval Office, noting that the larger conversation was "about the Link to the full article to read more