Donald Trump storms out after 'temper tantrum' with Nancy Pelosi

Donald Trump vs Nancy Pelosi: President storms out after throwing 'temper tantrum'

23 May 2019 - 13:15 By Unathi Nkanjeni
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US President Donald Trump. File photo.
US President Donald Trump. File photo.
Image: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. File Photo

If there's one person who knows how to get under US president Donald Trump's skin it is US house speaker Nancy Pelosi.

According to a CNN report, Trump abruptly blew up a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday and lashed out at Pelosi for accusing him of a cover-up.

The cover-up is related to special counsel Robert Mueller's report into whether the 2016 Trump presidential campaign colluded with Russian operatives.

After Trump stormed out of the meeting, Pelosi accused him of having a "temper tantrum".

"He threatened to stop working with Democrats on all legislation unless we end oversight of his administration and he had a temper tantrum for us all to see," she said.

It was reported that house majority leader Steny Hoyer, Pelosi's deputy, said they would continue on the current path of investigating Trump.

The investigation includes seeking testimony and documents that so far, according to Hoyer, the Trump administration refused to hand over.

In true Trump fashion, it did not end there. He took to Twitter calling the investigation a "witch hunt".


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