Trump Defends His Syria Pullout While House Delivers Rebuke
- Graham calls decision ‘utter national security disaster’
- Pelosi says Trump had ‘meltdown’ in lawmaker meeting
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President Donald Trump defended his decision to abruptly pull U.S. forces from Syria, rejecting criticism from key GOP supporters in Congress that he abandoned Kurdish allies and allowed Russia to fill the void.
Tensions between Trump and lawmakers boiled over Wednesday afternoon during a White House meeting, where the president had a “meltdown” discussing his decision, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Earlier, Trump reacted forcefully when his comments earlier drew a swift rebuke from Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina who called Trump’s decision an “utter national security disaster in the making.”