Trump, Pelosi face-off on Syria

Washington, October 17

American domestic politics has experienced a new low with President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi engaging in an unprecedented war of words on the issue of pull out of the US forces from Syria, a move that paved the way for Turkey to launch cross-border military operations against US-ally Kurdish forces.

The White House had invited the leadership and top committee members of both Democrats and Republicans, and the Congress to brief them about their policy on Syria. Emerging out of a meeting at the White House, the two leaders accused each other of a serious meltdown. 

Later, Trump fired back on Twitter describing Pelosi a “sick person”.

Pelosi made it a cover page picture on her Twitter profile. “This was a very serious meltdown on the part of the President. I expressed my appreciation for what our troops have done in Syria and by all accounts from the generals they have just really done the job very well; that he’s now pulling out,” she said. — PTI