US President Donald Trump says, the mood in the White House is fantastic despite intense scrutiny of his campaign's alleged dealings with Russia. He told Reuters that the administration is functioning beautifully. <br/><br/>The President also defended his son, who it has emerged met a Russian lawyer during the election campaign.<br/><br/>Donald Trump Jr met Natalia Veselnitskaya believing she had information that would damage his father's opponent Hillary Clinton.<br/>Mr Trump Jr told Fox News the meeting was "such a nothing", and "a wasted 20 minutes", but accepted he should have handled it differently.<br/><br/>US intelligence believe Moscow tried to sway the 2016 election in Mr Trump's favour and there are ongoing investigations into potential links between Mr Trump's campaign team and Russia. Moscow has repeatedly denied the claims.