White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes a question from a reporter on the North Lawn outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders says "it's insane" to think infrastructure talks can continue as if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (puh-LOH'-see) had not accused President Donald Trump of a "cover-up."
Trump stalked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders Wednesday, demanding an end to congressional investigations before working together on legislation. The move came shortly after Pelosi met with her members in an attempt to tamp down talk of launching an impeachment process. Afterward, she accused Trump of engaging in a "cover-up."
Sanders said Thursday on CNN, "It's real simple, you can't go down two tracks."
Trump tweeted that Democrats are a "do-nothing party!"
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer fired back on MSNBC that the Republican president is "an erratic, helter-skelter, get-nothing-done" leader.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks to reporters on the North Lawn outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders walks towards the West Wing after speaking to reporters on the North Lawn at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks to reporters on the North Lawn outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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From left, Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley, White House director of broadcast media Alexa Henning, and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders leave an interview along Pebble Beach on the North Lawn outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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