Trump rages about Pelosi's 'cover-up' comments after planned infrastructure meeting

President Trump on Wednesday lashed out against comments made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after making no progress with Democrats on an infrastructure deal.

Trump spoke in an impromptu press conference after Pelosi earlier in the morning had said that he is "engaged in a cover-up," and after briefly meeting with both Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

"Instead of walking in happily into a meeting, I walk in to look at people that had just said that I was doing a cover-up," Trump said. "I don't do cover-ups."

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Trump claimed that he is "the most transparent president probably in the history of this country" but said that he would not work with Democrats on issues like infrastructure until they "get these phony investigations over with." CNN reports Trump walked out of the infrastructure meeting after five minutes. Brendan Morrow