U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
CNBC: Democrats say they left White House meeting on Syria after Trump ‘meltdown’
* Democratic congressional leaders say they walked out of a meeting with President Donald Trump after what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a “meltdown” by the president.
* Earlier, the House passed a resolution opposing Trump’s move to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria.
* The bipartisan vote comes amid mounting backlash to the president’s action, which critics say left Kurdish troops allied with the U.S. vulnerable to a Turkish offensive.
Democratic congressional leaders said they walked out of a White House meeting Wednesday on Syria after what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a “meltdown.”
After top Democrats left the bipartisan meeting with Trump, Pelosi told reporters that the president appeared “shaken up” by a House vote condemning his decision to remove U.S. forces from northern Syria. The House approved the resolution in an overwhelming 354-60 vote, as even a majority of Trump’s Republican Party supported it.
“That’s why we couldn’t continue in the meeting because he was just not relating to the reality of it,” Pelosi said outside the White House, in only the latest instance of a gathering between the president and Democrats blowing up.
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WNU Editor: House Speaker Pelosi has said that President Trump is illegitimate, and is doing everything in her power to have him impeached. I actually expected an out come far worse than this one.
More News On Today's Meeting Between Congressional Leaders And The White House On Syria
Pelosi, Trump exchange 'meltdown' barbs over meeting on U.S. policy in Syria -- Reuters
Trump dismisses Syria concerns; Dems walk out of WH meeting -- AP
Trump had "meltdown" at White House meeting on Turkey, Democrats say -- CBS
Democrats Say Trump Had A 'Meltdown' In Meeting On Syria -- NPR
Top Democrats walk out of Syria meeting after Trump insults Pelosi -- Politico
Trump called Pelosi a 'third-rate politician' during Syria meeting, top Democrats say -- The Hill