Trump praises Trump Jr. for being 'open, transparent, and innocent' about Russia meeting

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Trump stands with son, Donald Trump Jr., in Trump Tower.
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While at first hesitant to publicly comment on Donald Trump Jr.'s questionable meeting with a Kremlin-linked source for dirt on Hillary Clinton, President Trump rallied on Twitter on Wednesday to praise his son's appearance on Sean Hannity's show Tuesday night:

Trump was reportedly warned not to publicly defend Trump Jr. by his advisers, who at last allowed the president a one-sentence statement on Tuesday, The New York Times reports. The stories about the Russia meeting have put Trump in an unpleasant mood although " [a]dvisers said the president was annoyed not so much by his son as by the headlines."

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.