The occasion was the now infamous public meeting Tuesday between Pelosi, Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Vice President Mike Pence to discuss avoiding a government shutdown at the end of next week. A major sticking point: the wall Trump would like to build on the Mexican border.
Trump turned up with flashcards. Pelosi took over and schooled Trump. She called the government shutdown the "Trump shutdown." She corrected misstatements. She kept her temper and focus as he interrupted her 15 times. And when he made a not-so-veiled reference to her ongoing fight to keep her speakership, she quickly filleted him.