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The internet had a field day with Trump's defense of his 'high quality' son

A high quality statement about a high quality man from a president of the highest quality.

Margaret Sullivan

on July 11, 2017

The internet had a field day with Trump's defense of his 'high quality' son

High quality man gives high quality speech Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

By now, you've probably seen the damning email chain between Donald Trump Jr. and music publicist Rob Goldstone regarding Russia's attempt to harm the Clinton campaign.

Trump Jr. released the emails ahead of the New York Times this morning, because he wanted to prove he was a liar himself, I guess....?

This was, naturally, a hot topic at Tuesday White House Press Briefing, and Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had the following, albeit brief, statement from President Trump on the whole mess:

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"My son is high quality person, and I applaud his transparency," Trump said in the missive.

Uh ... that's an interesting way to put it.

Not to worry though - Twitter had some equally "high quality" reactions:

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We can only hope Trump Jr.'s eventual testimony will be just as high quality as his handling of his emails.

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Margaret Sullivan

Maggie was a Real Time News Intern in Mashable's Los Angeles office. She is originally from the suburbs of Chicago, and she is currently studying journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously freelanced for the Chicago Tribune, and enjoys petting dogs and drawing pictures in her spare time.