Headline Roundup • January 9th, 2019
Trump Ends Meeting on Shutdown, Calling It a 'Total Waste of Time'
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President Trump abruptly ended a meeting with congressional leaders over the government shutdown on Wednesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to agree to funding for a border wall, with Trump calling the talks "a total waste of time."
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'Bye-bye': Trump walks out of 'waste of time' meeting with Schumer, Pelosi
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President Trump on Wednesday walked out of a White House meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after the Democrats said they
Trump Storms Out of White House Meeting with Democrats on Shutdown
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President Trump slammed his hand on a table and stormed out of a White House meeting with congressional leaders on Wednesday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said she would not fund
Trump walks out of talks on shutdown, bemoans 'total waste of time'
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U.S. President Donald Trump walked out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and ending a government shutdown, complaining
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