Democratic leaders storm out of Syria meeting after ‘appalling’ Trump calls Pelosi ‘third-rate politician’ to her face

President Trump went on a “nasty diatribe” during a Wednesday meeting on the increasingly volatile situation in Syria, calling Nancy Pelosi a “third-rate politician" to her face and acting in an overall “appalling” manner, the House speaker and other Democratic leaders said after storming out of the tense sit-down.

Speaking immediately after ditching the hostile Cabinet Room standoff, Pelosi said Trump suffered a “meltdown” after she pointed out that the House had just overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning his recent withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria — a decision that resulted in Turkey invading the region and slaughtering dozens of U.S.-allied Kurds.

“He called (Pelosi) a third-rate politician,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters in the White House driveway. “This is appalling...This was not a dialogue this was a diatribe, a nasty diatribe, not focused on the facts.”

Hoyer, who has served in Congress under six presidents, chimed in: “Never have I seen a president treat so disrespectfully a co-equal branch of government."