WASHINGTON President Donald Trump s administration on Tuesday continued to provide a muddled explanation of reports that the president shared classified information with Russian officials in an Oval Office meeting last week.

National security adviser H.R. McMaster, who had said on Monday that The Washington Posts reporting was false, would not directly confirm or deny that Trump had shared classified information.

We dont say whats classified, whats not classified, McMaster said at a press briefing Tuesday, before adding that what the president shared was wholly appropriate.

Trump all but confirmed that he shared classified information in a series of tweets early Tuesday morning , proclaiming that he has the absolute right to share any information he wants.