Speaker Pelosi says meeting with President Trump ended because of questions about his decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria.
her cover photo on Twitter. She appeared to be the only woman at the table and was physically standing up to the president while the rest of the participants were sitting down.
Democratic leaders said after the meeting Wednesday that the moment that prompted them to abruptly leave was when Trump called Pelosi"a third-rate politician" to her face. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham has denied Democrats' characterization of the meeting, calling Trump"measured, factual and decisive" and Pelosi's departure"baffling, but not surprising." House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that Pelosi had stormed out of the room in an"unbecoming" fashion.
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