Trump 'meltdown' at White House meeting on Syria sends Democrats storming out
by Noah Bierman and Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Oct 16, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump found himself increasingly isolated Wednesday as members of his own party decried the withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria - a move that cleared the way for a Turkish invasion - and top administration officials set off for an uncertain diplomatic mission to Ankara to negotiate a cease-fire.
Democratic leaders stormed out of a White House meeting intended to craft a joint response to the international crisis following what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called "a meltdown" by the president that included insulting Pelosi as "a third-rate politician," according to other Democratic leaders in the room.
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