Quote of the day:
The president then enlisted a series of aides — Kellyanne Conway, Mercedes Schlapp, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Larry Kudlow and Hogan Gidley — to bolster his contention that he was calm during his brief infrastructure meeting on Wednesday with Ms. Pelosi and other congressional Democratic leaders, a meeting that ended after three minutes.
One by one, his aides acceded to his wishes and affirmed his characterization in a ritual rarely seen in democratic governments. — “Trump and Pelosi Trade Barbs, Both Questioning the Other’s Fitness,” by Glenn Thrush and Michael Tackett
Fox News Channel was there for the 7 ½ minute ritual: