Major newspapers ripped President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's eldest son and the Trump administration Tuesday in scathing editorials after Donald Trump Jr. revealed a meeting last year with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised dirt on then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE.

Several major news outlets ripped Trump Jr. as an "idiot" and "criminally stupid" Tuesday after he released emails between himself and music publicist Rob Goldstone prior to the meeting.

"Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot," wrote the New York Post's editorial board. It was "criminally stupid," they added.

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"Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. As were Junior’s shifting, incomplete accounts of the meeting under days of Times questioning," the Post wrote.

The New York Times joined in the criticism, accusing Trump Jr. of being at the center of a "culture of dishonesty" in the White House.

"If a culture of dishonesty takes root in an administration, how can Americans believe anything its officials say?" the Times asked.

"Only six months in, President Trump has compiled a record of dishonesty — ranging from casual misstatements to flat-out lies — without precedent in the modern presidency," the Times said. "Equally disheartening is his team’s willingness to share in his mendacity."

The Washington Post's editorial went further, calling the email chain "incriminating" and saying that Trump Jr.'s actions were the "fire" behind the "smoke" that Democrats were looking for.

"There can now be no doubt: The Russia meddling story is not just smoke but fire. Donald Trump Jr.’s interactions with Russians during last year’s presidential campaign were abnormal and alarming. An incriminating email chain has made it impossible for the administration to deploy its always flimsy argument of last resort — that the whole story is just 'fake news,'" the paper wrote.

"How long can the rest of the Republican Party prioritize partisanship and agenda over decency and patriotism?"

On Tuesday, Trump Jr. released emails detailing his correspondence with Goldstone, who set up the meeting. In the emails, Trump Jr. is told that the attorney's information is "part of Russia and it's government's support for Mr. Trump."

“This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump,” Goldstone wrote.

“If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer," Trump Jr. replied.

Trump issued a brief statement defending his eldest son through White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday.

“My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency,” Trump said in the statement delivered to reporters during an off-camera briefing.