In Schumer’s own words:
“The president had no plan, no real plan for containing ISIS other than relying on the Syrians and the Turks. Then why did we spend a decade, billions of dollars, and lost lives in trying to curtail ISIS if on a phone call, on a whim, the President is going to undo all of that and turn this over to the Turks and the Syrians?”
Trump, however, has a different account of how matters transpired. The president stated that Pelosi is the one who had a “meltdown.” Via Twitter, Trump also declared that Americans need to pray for the House Speaker and suggested that she might have mental health issues:
Nancy Pelosi needs help fast! There is either something wrong with her “upstairs,” or she just plain doesn’t like our great Country. She had a total meltdown in the White House today. It was very sad to watch. Pray for her, she is a very sick person!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2019
Pelosi’s Version of Events
Pelosi’s account of yesterday’s meeting is similar to Schumer’s. The House Speaker suggested that Trump struggled with “handling the truth.” In remarks to the press, Pelosi furthermore stated that she’s prayerful for Trump and his family.
