'See you at the polls': Donald Trump and Speaker Pelosi have it out

He said she's a "third-gre" politician. She said he's having a meltdown. And with that President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chalked up latest explosive meeting that ended abruptly with a walkout at White House.

It's a familiar ritual, with Trump and congressional leers meeting on official business, only to see session devolve into colorful, name-calling commentary that's a new kind of dition to history books. But this time, against backdrop of fast-moving impeachment inquiry, Pelosi arrived t just as leer of opposing party but as speaker who could determine Trump's political future.

ministration called in congressional leership to discuss situation in Syria. House h just voted, 354-60, to overwhelmingly oppose president's anunced U.S. troop withdrawal, a rare bipartisan rebuke. Trump's action has opened door for a Turkish military attack on Syrian Kurds who have been aligned with U.S. in fighting country's long-running war.

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Trump kicked off meeting bragging about his "nasty" letter to Turkish President Recep Erdogan, according to a Democrat familiar with meeting who was granted anymity to discuss it. In letter, Trump warned Turkish leer, with exclamation points, t to be "slaughtering" Kurds. person called Trump's opening a lengthy, bombastic mologue.

Pelosi mentioned House vote and Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democratic leer, started to re president a quote from former Defense Secretary James Mattis on need to keep U.S. troops in Syria to prevent a resurgent of Islamic State fighters.

But Trump cut Schumer off, complaining that Mattis was " world's most overrated general. You kw why? He wasn't tough eugh." Trump went on, "I captured ISIS."

Pelosi explained to Trump that Russia has always wanted a "foothold in Middle East," and w it has one with U.S. withdrawal, according to a senior Democratic aide who was also granted anymity.

"All ros with you le to Putin," speaker said.

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n it began.

Trump said to Pelosi, "I hate ISIS more than you do."

Pelosi responded, "You don't kw that."

Schumer intervened at one point and said, "Is your plan to rely on Syrians and Turks?"

Trump replied, "Our plan is to keep American people safe."

Pelosi said: "That's t a plan. That's a goal."

Trump turned to Pelosi and complained about former President Barack Obama's "red line" over Syria. According to Schumer, he n called her "a third-rate politician."

At that point, genteel Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, House Majority Leer, interjected, "This is t useful."

Pelosi and Hoyer stood and left meeting. As y did, Trump said, "Goodbye, we'll see you at polls."

From White House driveway, Pelosi told reporters Trump was having some kind of "meltdown" inside. She said y h to leave because Trump was unable to grasp reality of situation.

Later, she would insist he even botched insult, calling her "third-gre" rar than "third-rate."

impeachment inquiry never came up, she said.

Trump insisted later on Twitter that it was Pelosi who h a "total meltdown," calling her "a very sick person!"

He also tweeted pictures from room. "Do you think y like me?" he asked mockingly about one, showing Pelosi and Schumer looking exhausted and glum. "Nervous Nancy's unhinged meltdown!" he tweeted with ar. In that photo, Pelosi can be seen, surrounded by congressional leers and military brass around a table at White House, finger outpointed. She is standing up, literally, to Trump. Pelosi turned photo into banner on her Twitter p.

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