President Trump Releases Statement on Donald Trump Jr.'s Meeting

By Dan Spencer | 3:15 PM on July 11, 2017

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U.S President Donald Trump listens as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, makes a statement, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem. Standing alongside Abbas, Trump said an agreement with Israel could "begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Politico reports the White House released a statement from President Donald J. Trump, who had remained silent about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign:

“My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency,” Trump said in a statement read by White House principal deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

It won’t do a thing to calm the storm, but at least President Trump let everyone know he has his son’s back.