WH officials, including Mulvaney, began discussing canceling Pelosi’s trip this a.m., two people said. They felt caught off guard by her letter and POTUS has been frustrated by coverage, asking why it looked like Dems had upper hand. Aides agreed this was the perfect response.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 17, 2019

The premise behind the pee tape - Trump was mad that Obama burned him publicly at the WH Correspondents Dinner, so a couple of prostitutes peed on a bed the Obamas had slept in when they visited Moscow - is totally consistent with today’s action: petty & vindictive. https://t.co/zWC0MI5jhj

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) January 17, 2019