According to AFP, this happened during his meeting with representatives of the Congress at the White House, which discussed the Turkish military operation in Syria.

"President Trump called the speaker of the US House of Representatives Pelosi a" third-rate politician "during a meeting on Syria," the agency quoted the Democrats as saying.

#BREAKING President Trump attacked House Speaker Pelosi as a "third-rate politician" in Syria meeting, according to Democrats pic.twitter.com/DxM0ecfyAM

- AFP news agency (@AFP) October 16, 2019

Earlier it was reported that Trump had organized a meeting with members of Congress to discuss the situation with Turkey.

On October 9, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the operation of the country's Armed Forces in Syria.

More on the topic - in the material RT.