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| Nancy Pelosi calls for 'intervention' with 'villainous' Trump | |
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| The US House of Representatives' Democratic leader has questioned President Donald Trump's fitness for office, calling for an "intervention". | |
| Speaker Nancy Pelosi also said she was concerned for the president's wellbeing, a day after he abruptly cut short a meeting with her. | |
| The top Democrat described Mr Trump's behaviour as a "temper tantrum", saying he pounded the table before leaving. | The top Democrat described Mr Trump's behaviour as a "temper tantrum", saying he pounded the table before leaving. |
| It represented a new low in relations between the White House and Democrats. | It represented a new low in relations between the White House and Democrats. |
| "I pray for the President of the United States," Mrs Pelosi said on Thursday. | "I pray for the President of the United States," Mrs Pelosi said on Thursday. |
| In a response to a question at her weekly press briefing, Mrs Pelosi said she was concerned for the wellbeing of the president "and the wellbeing of the United States of America". | In a response to a question at her weekly press briefing, Mrs Pelosi said she was concerned for the wellbeing of the president "and the wellbeing of the United States of America". |
| "I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country." | "I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country." |
| Mrs Pelosi depicted Mr Trump's behaviour was "villainous", citing his rejecting of subpoenas, withholding documents and blocking testimony by current and ex-advisers. | |
| Her attack was the latest episode in an increasingly fraught battle of wills between her and the Republican president. | |
| On Wednesday, Mr Trump, Mrs Pelosi and her Senate counterpart Chuck Schumer, were due to discuss spending on ageing US roads and bridges, a rare possible area of agreement with the White House. | On Wednesday, Mr Trump, Mrs Pelosi and her Senate counterpart Chuck Schumer, were due to discuss spending on ageing US roads and bridges, a rare possible area of agreement with the White House. |
| But Mr Trump ended the meeting after barely five minutes. | But Mr Trump ended the meeting after barely five minutes. |
| Almost immediately afterwards, the president appeared in the Rose Garden to declare that he was ending all bipartisan co-operation with Democrats until they stopped their "phoney investigations". | Almost immediately afterwards, the president appeared in the Rose Garden to declare that he was ending all bipartisan co-operation with Democrats until they stopped their "phoney investigations". |
| As rank-and-file Democrats call for Mr Trump's impeachment, the House speaker continued to warned against such a move, arguing that the president was goading her party to attempt to remove him from office. | As rank-and-file Democrats call for Mr Trump's impeachment, the House speaker continued to warned against such a move, arguing that the president was goading her party to attempt to remove him from office. |
| "The White House is just crying out for impeachment, that's why he flipped yesterday," Ms Pelosi said on Thursday. | |
| "Impeachment is a very divisive place to go." | "Impeachment is a very divisive place to go." |