Enraged Pelosi caught 'storming' out of White House meeting

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose caucus is focused on impeaching President Trump, on Wednesday was stormed out of a meeting in the White House.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., a witness to the meeting with the president, said, however, the remaining Democrats in the meeting were "much calmer" and "much more productive."

"The speaker tries to make everything political," McCarthy told reporters after the meeting.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, noted lawmakers still plan to introduce a Turkey sanctions bill Thursday.

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That was the topic of the meeting.

CBS reported Democrats claimed the meeting "disintegrated" when the president "doubled down on his decision to withdraw troops of northern Syria."

Pelosi contradicted the other members of Congress, calling the president's actions "a very serious meltdown."

"We have to pray for his health," she said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed Trump "was insulting, particularly to the speaker."

"He called her a third-rate politician. ... It was sort of a nasty diatribe, not focused on the facts."

The two sides' characterizations diverged widely, with McCarthy insisting it was Pelosi's behavior that was "unbecoming."

CBS reported White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham also "condemned Pelosi in a statement, accusing her of leaving the meeting to 'get in front of the cameras to whine.'"

Grisham claimed the president "was measured, factual and decisive, while Speaker Pelosi's decision to walk out was baffling, but not surprising."

The Hill reported the White House had invited congressional leaders to talk about the president's decision to remove troops from nothern Syria.

McCarthy said it was Pelosi who was "storming out."

The Hill reported McCarthy and McCaul said they were given assurances that the United States is not withdrawing completely from Syria and would maintain a "residual force."

Just hours earlier, the Democratic-majority House voted to oppose the president's strategy in Syria.

The Hill also reported that Pelosi claimed the president was not handling "the truth."