President Trump said Thursday that Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., lied when he said Trump slammed the table before walking out of their meeting Wednesday.
“Cryin Chuck told his favorite lie when he used his standard sound bite that I ‘slammed the table & walked out of the room. He had a temper tantrum,’” Trump tweeted Thursday morning. “Because I knew he would say that, and after Nancy said no to proper Border Security, I politely said bye-bye and left, no slamming!”
Cryin Chuck told his favorite lie when he used his standard sound bite that I “slammed the table & walked out of the room. He had a temper tantrum.” Because I knew he would say that, and after Nancy said no to proper Border Security, I politely said bye-bye and left, no slamming!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2019
Trump said he left the meeting immediately after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would never approve any funding for a border wall, even if Trump quickly met Democratic demands to end the government shutdown by signing a bill that did not include border funding.
Trump said that Democrats and the “fake news media,” which he now refers to as the “opposition party,” know that border security is important but don’t want to help him towards another “win.”
“There is GREAT unity with the Republicans in the House and Senate, despite the Fake News Media working in overdrive to make the story look otherwise. The Opposition Party & the Dems know we must have Strong Border Security, but don’t want to give “Trump” another one of many wins!” Trump said in another Thursday morning tweet.
There is GREAT unity with the Republicans in the House and Senate, despite the Fake News Media working in overdrive to make the story look otherwise. The Opposition Party & the Dems know we must have Strong Border Security, but don’t want to give “Trump” another one of many wins!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2019
On Fox News Thursday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., agreed with Trump that he never threw a tantrum, and instead tried to open up the meeting with Democrats to ideas about compromise before walking out.
