Dissed!

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said top Democratic lawmakers who skipped a meeting at the White House after he blasted them on Twitter are “all talk, no action.”

Flanked by empty chairs with name cards for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Trump said he was “not really that surprised” the Democratic leaders decided not to attend a scheduled meeting at the White House.

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“They decided not to show up. They have been all talk and they have been no action. And now it’s even worse. Now it’s not even talk. So they’re not showing up for the meeting.”

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I don't like Schumer or Pelosi either one, but good for them.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), seated to the left of Pelosi’s empty chair, said, “I think it’s regrettable that our Democratic colleagues in the leadership chose not to join us today.”

And why would they? Trump tweeted that he was meeting with them, but didn't "see a deal". Why go if he'd already decided, for the optics, I'm sure, after that last deal he made with the two of them sent Republicans into a tizzy? They robbed him and the GOP of an opportunity to gloat.

“I’ve been in this situation under a couple of previous presidents. I can’t recall ever turning down an opportunity to go down to the White House,” [Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell said.

In fact, in 2010, McConnell—then the Senate minority leader—skipped dinner with President Barack Obama in favor of a meal with the conservative Federalist Society.

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Trump did meet with congressional Republicans on Tuesday about his party’s push to cut taxes. Trump said that was “very special.” “We had a good day today. We had a phenomenal meeting with the Republican senators,” he said. “It was somewhat of a love fest.”

Jesus.