Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineDemocrats call for declassifying election threats after briefing by Trump officials Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Trump meets with potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett at White House MORE (D-Va.) on Wednesday praised 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.) and House Democratic 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 (Calif.) for their handling of a contentious 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 the previous day.

"I think what you saw was the president being fact-checked to his face by strong Democratic leaders, which Republican leaders haven't been willing to do," Kaine said during an appearance on CNN's "New Day."

"When he's making up lies about this or that, he had Nancy Pelosi look him in the eye and say, 'You said this was going to be a private meeting. Why don't we talk privately and settle this?' But the president decided he was going to play a trick on him and make it public, so they fact-checked him to his face," Kaine added.

Sen. @timkaine says President Trump was “fact-checked to his face” by Pelosi and Schumer in their tense meeting yesterday https://t.co/800ECeFOq0 pic.twitter.com/Tyxrqb9ngJ — New Day (@NewDay) December 12, 2018

Pelosi and Schumer met Tuesday with Trump inside the Oval Office, where the president and the Democratic leaders clashed over a government funding bill in front of cameras.

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Pelosi challenged Trump during the meeting, telling him that he didn't have the votes he needed in the House to get funding for his proposed wall along the southern border.

Trump, who maintained that he did have the necessary votes in the House, at one point threatened to shut down the government if he couldn't get funding for the wall.

Kaine on Wednesday said the meeting showed that Trump is "not going to have enablers in Congress" once Democrats take control of the House next month.

"They’re going to have people who are going demand he act like an adult because we’re sure going do our job as the Article I branch to try to govern, whether or not he is acting responsibly," Kaine added.