WATCH: Pelosi says Trump ‘took a pass’ on negotiating infrastructure plan

Politics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump "took a pass" on working together with Democrats to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

WATCH: Trump refuses to work with Democrats while they investigate him

Pelosi spoke at the Capitol after a brief meeting with Trump at the White House. After the meeting, Trump said he won't work with Democrats as long as they are moving ahead with investigations of his administration.

Pelosi said congressional Democrats went to the White House "in a spirit of bipartisanship to find common ground" on infrastructure. She told reporters afterward: "For some reason, maybe it was lack of confidence on his part. … he just took a pass."

She added that "In any event, I pray for the president of the United States."

Hours earlier, Pelosi had told reporters that Trump is involved in a "cover-up."

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