Trump and Mnuchin won't elaborate on calls from China

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Trump and Mnuchin won't elaborate on calls from China
Source: CNN


1 hr 28 min ago From CNN's Kevin Liptak

President Donald Trump told reporters earlier: "China called, last night, our top trade people, and said, 'Let's get back to the table.'" Now Trump and his aides are declining to clarify the substance of those calls.

Asked in a meeting with India's prime minister about the calls that he described, Trump cited Chinese vice premier Liu He's comments earlier calling for "calm."

Pressed on the calls, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there has been 'communication' but wouldn't say between whom. Trump added the communication was "at the highest level" and quickly pivoted to touting the US economy.

Asked again directly, "Was there not actually a call last night?” Mnuchin said only: “There were discussions that went back and forth and let’s just leave it at that.”

The Chinese foreign ministry didn't mention the calls in a briefing Monday.



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Per the short article above--seems to me that Trump and his gang just wanted to CALM the opening US markets this morning. yup!!





Trump's rocky weekend includes ups and downs in China trade war


https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/politics/donald-trump-g7-china-trade/index.html

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN

Updated 6:23 AM ET, Mon August 26, 2019
Trump: China wants to resume trade talks

(CNN)President Donald Trump -- irritable and inconsistent on the world stage -- raised, dashed and then raised again hopes for an easing of his fast worsening trade war with China that is threatening the global economy.
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And then on Monday, during an exchange with reporters, Trump flipped back into a softer position.

Speaking in France, Trump said "China called last night" to relay a desire to return to negotiations. He described the calls as "productive."

"'Let's get back to the table,' " Trump said, describing the message from Beijing.

"They want to make a deal. They want calm. That's a great thing, frankly," Trump said alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

The episode reflected how much personal credibility the President now has invested in his duel with China — a fact that makes a prompt resolution of the dispute, that has grave political implications in the US, Europe and Beijing, continue to look elusive. The worse the confrontation gets, the more real is the impact for American consumers who face rising prices on goods imported from China. These include clothes and smartphones and other technology that have transformed modern life since the US ushered the rising Asian giant into the world trading system nearly two decades ago.............................................

[PSPS]

1. Translation: There was no "call". Just another lie.

[calguy]

2. Probably because.......

There never was a phone call. Chinese have said as much about it.

[gratuitous]

3. "There were discussions . . . let's just leave it at that"

Again, Trump has to lie about a phone call that never happened. He couldn't say that discussions were ongoing, something nebulous, no, it had to be him personally on a phone call. There's a certain segment of irreducible numbskulls that are impressed by this take charge braggadocio, and Trump plays them like a fucking Stradivarius. When the questions get too detailed, then it's "let's just leave it at that." Which translates to "No, there was no phone call; once again the American people hear more reliable statements from China than they do from their own president."

[spanone]

4. BULLSHIT. Every single person in the administration is a liar. Every single person.

[malaise]

5. He was all over the place at the press conference re this

China already publicly stated that they did not call him - he can't stop the lies

[Trenzalore]

6. China is waiting for him to cry uncle or for a new President

They aren't going to negotiate in good faith with this bozo.

[ck4829]

7. Kick

[spanone]

8. He lied. Imagine that?