'What we witness on the part of the president was a meltdown, sad to say,' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared after walking out of a high-level meeting with President Trump.
A high-level meeting Wednesday between President Donald Trump and top congressional leaders over the Syria crisis ended abruptly after Trump insulted Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which spurred Democratic leaders to walk out of the White House.
The three Democrats said Trump appeared unhinged by a House vote condemning the Syria withdrawal, and the meeting quickly degenerated into a name-calling session led by the president, according to the Democrats. The trio walked out of the meeting before it was over, they told reporters afterward. During the White House meeting, Trump repeatedly asked why he should be responsible for terrorists that are 7,000 miles away. Cheney reminded the president that the terrorists who killed 3,000 Americans on 9/11 came from 7,000 miles away, according to a person familiar with the exchange.
Trump later pushed back at Graham — a vocal Trump critic turned huge loyalist — saying the South Carolina Republican "would like to stay in the Middle East for the 1000 years ... I think Lindsey should focus on Judiciary." “As I pointed out to the president, within one year, this president crushed the so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria. And today we see the situation as a little different,” McCaul said. “I wanted assurances from the president … to have a residual force in Syria to protect the homeland. I was given that assurance today that we are not withdrawing completely from Syria. We will have a residual force of special operators, to first and foremost, protect the homeland.
McConnell didn't directly address the House resolution condemning Trump's removal of troops from northern Syria, but reiterated that the Senate is considering legislation that would impose sanctions on Turkey."This legislation is a repudiation of President Trump's actions — a clear repudiation," Schumer said. "There is no better way to put pressure on him.
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