President Trump’s meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and congressional GOP leaders in the Situation Room Wednesday afternoon ended abruptly, with the president walking out after Pelosi said she was unwilling to support a border wall soon if the government reopens. “Just left a meeting with Chuck and Nancy, a total waste of time. I asked what is going to happen in 30 days if I quickly open things up, are you going to approve Border Security which includes a Wall or Steel Barrier? Nancy said, NO. I said bye-bye, nothing else works!” Mr. Trump tweeted after leaving the meeting.Mr. Trump and congressional Democrats are currently at an impasse over wall funding, as the president has refused to sign any legislation ending the partial government shutdown without sufficient money for the wall. Schumer said that Mr. Trump “slammed the table” and called the meeting a “waste of time” after Pelosi said that she did not support funding for the border wall. According to Schumer, Mr. Trump said Democrats would not do what he wanted if he opened the government before they agreed to wall funding. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy characterized the meeting differently, saying that… Read full this story
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