House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (D-Calif.) is getting attention for her remarks about a heated Oval Office meeting with President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE.

“It goes to show you: You get into a tinkle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you,” Pelosi told colleagues at a closed-door meeting after the confrontation she and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerCruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Senate Democrats introduce legislation to probe politicization of pandemic response Schumer interrupted during live briefing by heckler: 'Stop lying to the people' MORE (N.Y.) had with the president.

“I was trying to be the mom,” she said. “I can’t explain it to you. It was so wild.”

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Pelosi, Schumer and Trump got into it over the president's demand for $5 billion in border wall funding, a sum that has been rejected by Democrats.

Trump said he was wiling to shut down the government over the issue. Funding for the government needs to be extended by Dec. 21 to prevent a shutdown.

Pelosi’s description of the event has drawn attention on social media, with some Twitter users saying they plan to work the phrase into their lexicon.

Pelosi, it seems, has just invented a fantastic saying that I'll be sure to use this holiday season. Never heard that one before. https://t.co/zDR88TiwNs — Briän Ries (@moneyries) December 11, 2018

that is absolutely not how skunks work https://t.co/AbyW1nsAte — Max J. Rosenthal (@maxjrosenthal) December 11, 2018

Skunk tinkle is going to be the new terminology. Lol https://t.co/wRtNPQYnuP — lil bit Irish (@irish_bit) December 11, 2018

My new favorite phrase "never get into a tickle fight with a skunk" https://t.co/dZi10F1kyD — The Real Bryan Johnson (@BryanJohnson__) December 11, 2018