By Tim Stickings For Dailymail.com
Published: 09:16 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 23 May 2019
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Kellyanne Conway clashed with Nancy Pelosi during a stormy White House meeting yesterday and accused the House Speaker of not being 'pro-woman' after the Democrat refused to answer her question.
The White House counselor turned on Pelosi in a tense exchange in the Cabinet room, moments after President Trump had abruptly left the talks with Democrats - in fury at planned inquiries and possible impeachment hearings in Congress.
Taking aim at Trump, Pelosi said she was 'not surprised' he had left and told the room how Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt would have acted differently.
Conway fired back, asking the Democratic leader if she had a 'direct response to the President'.
White House aide Kellyanne Conway (right) clashed with Nancy Pelosi (left) during a stormy White House meeting yesterday and accused the House Speaker of not being 'pro-woman'
Pelosi replied: 'I'm responding to the President, not staff.'
Moments later, as the room emptied, Conway turned to Pelosi and said sarcastically: 'Great, that's really pro-woman of you'.
Tensions ran high after the President dramatically walked out of the infrastructure talks, declaring he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop their investigations.
He said he told Pelosi: 'I want to do
