Pretty sure it was scheduled, headline writer wants more eyeballs.....
Yes it is on his daily schedule at Whitehouse doeiser site.
Trump Schedule || Monday, December 18, 2017
Posted on December 17, 2017, 10:14 pm by Keith Koffler • 0 Comments
11:30 am || Receives his daily intelligence briefing
2:00 pm || Delivers remarks regarding the Administration’s National Security Strategy; Washington
3:15 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Tillerson
All times Eastern