‘Bye-Bye’: Trump Walks Out Of White House Meeting With Democrats About Shutdown

President Trump and Vice President Pence arrive at the U.S. Capitol to attend the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon on Wednesday

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Updated at 4:15 p.m. ET

President Trump abruptly halted spending talks at the White House on Wednesday, after congressional Democrats again rejected his demand for a $5.7 billion border wall.

On Twitter, Trump dismissed the negotiations as a “total waste of time,” as a partial government shutdown stretched into its 19th day. He added, “I said bye-bye, nothing else works!”