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Trump went on a Twitter rant responding to accusations of having a 'meltdown' in a meeting with Democrats
President Donald Trump accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of having an "unhinged meltdown" after she said he was "shaken" by the House voting in favor of a resolution condemning his Syria retreat. Trump tweeted photos of a meeting with Democratic leaders regarding strategies to contain ISIS, captioning a photo of Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with "Do you think they like me?" Before Trump's tweetstorm, Pelosi told reporters that Trump had a "meltdown" during his meeting with Democratic leaders, as he was particularly upset with the resolution vote, in which 129 Republicans joined Democrats to condemn Trump's move.
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President Donald Trump accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of having an "unhinged meltdown" after she said he was "shaken" by the House voting in favor of a resolution condemning his Syria retreat. Trump tweeted photos of a meeting with Democratic leaders regarding strategies to contain ISIS, captioning a photo of Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with "Do you think they like me?" In a follow-up tweet, the president took a photo of empty seats, saying that Pelosi and Schumer had "stormed out of the Cabinet Room." The president went on to suggest that Pelosi needs "help fast." "Pray for her, she is a very sick person!"
Do you think they like me? pic.twitter.com/TDmUnJ8HtF — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2019 Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown! pic.twitter.com/RDeUI7sfe7 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2019 The Do Nothing Democrats, Pelosi and Schumer stormed out of the Cabinet Room! pic.twitter.com/hmP4FNhemv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2019 Nancy Pelosi needs help fast! There is either something wrong with her “upstairs,” or she just plain doesn’t like our great Country. She had a total meltdown in the White House today. It was very sad to watch. Pray for her, she is a very sick person! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2019Read more: Pelosi said Trump had a 'meltdown' after the House overwhelmingly voted to condemn his Syria retreat Before Trump's tweetstorm, Pelosi told reporters that Trump had a "meltdown" during his meeting with Democratic leaders, as he was particularly upset with the resolution vote on his decision to pull US troops from Syria, in which 129 Republicans voted with Democrats to condemn Trump's move. Pulling US troops was seen as a move of abandonment, leaving Kurdish forces — US allies in the fight against the Islamic State — vulnerable to an attack from Turkey. After a Turkish assault on northern Syria earlier this month, lawmakers fear the Kurds, who have been responsible for detaining Islamic State fighters and their families, may not be able to maintain detention centers while fighting Turkish forces. This could lead to the breakouts of hundreds of ISIS militants in northern Syria. "He was shaken up by it," Pelosi said, referring to the vote. "That's why we couldn't continue in the meeting, because he was just not relating to the reality of it." Schumer described the president's conduct as "insulting." He said the president called Pelosi a "third-rate politician," while Pelosi later said she heard "third-grade politician." "It was sort of a diatribe, a nasty diatribe not focused on the facts," Schumer said. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told Business Insider's John Haltiwanger that Trump's demeanor during the meeting was "measured, factual and decisive," adding, "Pelosi's decision to walk out was baffling, but not surprising." "She had no intention of listening or contributing to an important meeting on national security issues," Grisham said. "While democratic leadership chose to storm out and get in front of the cameras to whine, everyone else in the meeting chose to stay in the room and work on behalf of this country." Following Trump's Wednesday evening tweets, Pelosi changed her Twitter cover photo with the image of her "unhinged meltdown."
Pelosi has updated her Twitter cover photo pic.twitter.com/QmNJs1fpt1 — Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) October 16, 2019SEE ALSO: Trump's presidency is disintegrating as he faces his worst 30 days since taking office Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Why the US border facilities are 'concentration camps,' according to historians
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