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Trump cancels Pelosi’s jet to Brussels, blames government shutdown

Vice President Mike Pence, center, looks on as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and President Donald Trump argue during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In a battle of snubs, President Trump outbid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, canceling her plans to use an Air Force jet to lead a delegation of lawmakers on a trip to Brussels and Afghanistan.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., followed by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., center, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., as they walk to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leave the stage together at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., arrives for a meeting on immigration with other senators Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Vice President Mike Pence, center, looks on as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and President Donald Trump argue during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., followed by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., center, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., as they walk to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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