After President Donald Trump walked out of a meeting in the situation room with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday, he told the media on Thursday ― repeatedly ― that, despite what Schumer said about the exchange, he didn’t throw a temper tantrum. Trump has pressed for the current government shutdown to get funding for his proposed border wall, leading Schumer and Pelosi to meet with the president for negotiations. Trump asked Pelosi if she would approve funding for the wall within 30 days if he reopened the government and then left the meeting after that request was denied. The president is attempting to secure some $5 billion in taxpayer money for the project. Schumer told reporters after the meeting that, “Again, we saw a temper tantrum because he couldn’t get his way, and he just walked out of the meeting.”Trump tweeted directly after the meeting and again on Thursday morning, writing that he didn’t slam a table, but “politely said bye-bye.”

Source: Huffington Post January 10, 2019 17:03 UTC