Nancy Pelosi says Trump had a 'meltdown' in their White House meeting
It sounds like President Trump has had a rough day.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Trump had a "meltdown" during a meeting with Democratic leaders about Syria on Wednesday. Pelosi added that Trump was "shaken" throughout the meeting because the House, including 129 Republicans, voted Wednesday to pass a resolution condemning the U.S. military withdrawal Trump authorized in northern Syria, which allowed for a Turkish incursion that has placed Washington's Kurdish allies at risk.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who was also in the meeting, said Trump was particularly insulting toward Pelosi, even calling her a "third rate politician" to her face, ultimately causing the Democrats to walk out of the room.
NEW: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says President Trump was "insulting," particularly to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and she "she kept her cool completely" during a meeting at the White House https://t.co/AfEIFrfeM5 pic.twitter.com/VUMARweknj
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Schumer said Trump went on a "nasty diatribe," in which the president also reportedly said that the Democrats might be happy with the fact some members of ISIS were communists. Or, well, something along those lines — everyone seemed a bit confused about what was actually being said during the meeting.
BREAKING: After walking out of a meeting with Trump on Syria, Democrats say the president called Speaker Pelosi a "third-rate politician." Pelosi also said, "What we witnessed on the part of the president was a meltdown."
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