Trump explodes at Pelosi, calls her “third-rate politician” in leadership meeting “meltdown”
An irate and unhinged President Trump reportedly had a total meltdown in a Wednesday afternoon meeting with Democratic leaders at the White House about the crisis in Syria that he impulsively unleashed after a phone call with the Turkish President.
Nancy Pelosi on the Trump Syria meeting: "He just couldn't handle it so he kind of engaged in a meltdown … It was very sad. It was very sad."
Via ABC pic.twitter.com/03dD0C7k1L— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 16, 2019
When they told him that 354 members of the House had voted to condemn his decision to withdraw our forces from Syria and betray our Kurdish allies, the President reportedly lost his temper and flipped out.
PELOSI explains Trump lost it when she pointed out more than 350 House members voted to rebuke his Syria actions.
“He couldn’t handle it” she says in Capitol pic.twitter.com/5RbOHHzYnD
— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) October 16, 2019
Democratic leaders furiously walked out of the meeting after the President insulted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), calling her a “third-rate politician” and ranted about how they liked “communists.”
Speaker Pelosi openly questioned his mental sanity after the diatribe, which makes you wonder what they aren’t telling us about what happened behind closed doors.
PELOSI on Trump: "I think now we have to pray for his health. Because this was a very serious meltdown on the part of the president." pic.twitter.com/ckhNSeDmrG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2019
The president has been growing increasingly irrational and frustrated as the bipartisan backlash to his many unforgivable decisions continues to grow — and he has once more disgraced himself and his office before the nation. While it’s not unsurprising, it’s still infuriating to know he can’t even pretend to show any respect for the politicians on the other side of the aisle and if he’s going to behave like this, there is no reason we shouldn’t remove him from office as soon as we possibly can.
Steny Hoyer following his meeting with Trump about Syria: "I have served with six presidents. I have been in many, many, many meetings like this. Never have I seen a president treat so disrespectfully a coequal branch of the government of the United States."
Via CBS pic.twitter.com/4gzkYr3Quu— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 16, 2019
