Article snippet: MORE (D-N.Y.). "I asked what is going to happen in 30 days if I quickly open things up, are you going to approve Border Security which includes a Wall or Steel Barrier?" he continued. "Nancy said, NO. I said bye-bye, nothing else works!" Republican and Democratic leaders offered differing accounts of how the meeting — which lasted for roughly a half-hour — quickly turned sour. "It's cold out here and the temperature was not much warmer in the Situation Room," Pelosi told reporters outside the White House. Schumer said Trump "sort of slammed the table" in the Situation Room and walked out as talks fell apart. "He couldn't get his way and he just walked out of the meeting," Schumer said. House Minority Leader MORE (R-Calif.) said Trump offered a piece of candy to each attendee at the start of the discussion, and denied that the president slammed the table. Vice President Pence confirmed Trump's account of the meeting's abrupt end to reporters, saying the president "said goodbye" after Pelosi spurned his request for a border wall. "The president made clear today he is going to stand firm to achieve his priorities," Pence said while standing alongside GOP leaders. Republicans and members of the administration emerging from the White House attempted to pin blame on Democrats for refusing Trump's continued demand for border wall money. “We heard once again that Democratic leaders are unwilling to even negotiate," Pence said, adding that the meeting was "very short." P... Link to the full article to read more