'They tricked us': White House explains the Russia-only photo-op in the Oval Office

(Russian Foreign Ministry Photo via AP)

CNN’s Jim Acosta reports on how the Russians were able to take photographs of President Trump in yesterday’s Oval Office meeting with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

WH furious over Russian government photos of Trump meeting with Lavrov/Kislyak. "They tricked us," an official said of Russians "They lie."

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 11, 2017

LOL.

More from Acosta:

WH did not anticipate Trump/Lavrov/Kislyak photos would be posted by TASS, official said. https://t.co/HdWYNDTTxU

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 11, 2017

WHOOPS!

"It is my nature," said the scorpion. https://t.co/HN8DQA6e4O

— jon gabriel (@exjon) May 11, 2017

Heck of a time to finally start figuring this one out. https://t.co/ZhSP8KzHqa

— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) May 11, 2017

https://twitter.com/drewmagary/status/862650669114814464

This is nothing. Last week two dogs in a trench coat came in claiming to be the Spanish Ambassador. https://t.co/ZrGydX2PvL

— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) May 11, 2017

Although Acosta’s source did defend Trump’s meeting with Kislyak:

Official pushed back on critics who slammed Kislyak in Oval: “It is ridiculous to say that an ambassador can’t meet with the president.." https://t.co/HWgoK9vVUE

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 11, 2017