"I do not speak to the staff"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised White House advisor Kellyanne Conway after a tense, unsuccessful infrastructure meeting on Wednesday, CNBC told a senior official of the White House. administration.

"I do not talk to the staff, I speak directly to the president," Pelosi said after Conway asked a question to the speaker, according to the official.

This interaction followed the abrupt exit of President Donald Trump from a meeting with Democratic leaders of Congress.

Earlier in the day, Pelosi accused the president of being "concealed" by preventing White House councilors from testifying and responding to requests for documents emanating from Congressional investigations.

The president responded by stating that he was not "hiding" and that he could not work with the Democrats on bills as long as they would not have stopped conducting a investigation.

At a press conference held at the Rose Garden at the last minute, Trump said that he "walked into the room and told Senator Schumer and President Pelosi:" I want to make infrastructure "… but we can not do it under these circumstances."

Democratic leaders said they were ready to reach an agreement on a $ 2 trillion plan to rebuild the country's infrastructure, including roads, bridges and airports.

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