Vice President Mike Pence is putting some distance between himself and President Trump’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., following the revelation that Don Jr. accepted a meeting with a Russian lawyer in order to obtain supposed damaging information about Hillary Clinton from the Russian government.
A statement released by Pence’s press secretary, Marc Lotter, specifically noted that the meeting took place before Pence joined the campaign as Trump’s running mate.
“The Vice President is working every day to advance the President’s agenda, which is what the American people sent us here to do,” Lotter said in a written statement. “The Vice President was not aware of the meeting. He is not focused on stories about the campaign, particularly stories before he joined the ticket.”
Pence has kept a certain distance from the Trump White House in recent weeks, staying above the chaos of the latest Trump tweet or Russia story.
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Pence Distances Himself From Fallout Over Don Jr. Meeting https://t.co/BMGMtjPp7s
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) July 11, 2017
Statement from @VPPressSec on Donald Trump Jr meeting and @VP's knowledge pic.twitter.com/iYiyoWfHRx
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) July 11, 2017
Translation: "I'm ready to move into the Oval Office as soon as Mueller gets these freaks and idiots out of here." https://t.co/CMswc97rxz
— John Schindler (@20committee) July 11, 2017
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