Trump Spurns Infrastructure Talks With Democrats Over Investigations He Calls ‘Phony’
- President storms out of another meeting with Democrats
- Trump says ‘I don’t do cover-ups,’ criticizing Pelosi
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on May 22, 2019.
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Donald Trump escalated his confrontation with House Democrats over their efforts to investigate his presidency, declaring he’d refuse to work with them on bipartisan policies including an infrastructure plan unless they halt their probes.
“Get these phony investigations over with,” Trump said he told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday at the White House. Democrats said he stormed out of a scheduled meeting without letting them talk.