On Monday morning, President Trump told reporters in Biarritz, France, that “China called last night” and said they want to resume trade talks, later elaborating that two “high-level” Chinese officials had called to try and restart stalled negotiations. He turned to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for backup, and Mnuchin said there had been “communication,” later amending it to “communications.”
Well, “aides privately conceded the phone calls Trump described didn’t happen the way he said they did,” CNN reported Wednesday. “Instead, two officials said Trump was eager to project optimism that might boost markets, and conflated comments from China’s vice premier with direct communication from the Chinese.”
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Trump made up those 'high-level' Chinese trade-talk calls to boost markets, aides admit https://t.co/GiFa37zscK
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 29, 2019
Just another day in which the President of the United States invented a conversation with a representative of a foreign power in order to goose the markets for a quick sugar buzz so he wouldn't look like a complete loser at the G7. Totally normal. https://t.co/qiFllbdfrD
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 29, 2019
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