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So it is a fact and Trump is not a habitual liar like Democrat Policiicians are.
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Time's Eric Cortellessa asked Trump if he'd call Xi if the Chinese leader didn't call him. 'No,' the president replied. 'Nope,' he said when pressed again. Cortellessa then asked Trump if Xi called him.
'Yep,' Trump revealed. 'He's called. And I don't think that's a sign of weakness on his behalf.' Trump wouldn't bite when Cortellessa asked if it would have been a sign of weakness if the American president had called first, instead making a comparison he's made several time in recent days.
'But I am this giant store,' Trump said. 'It's a giant, beautiful store, and everybody wants to go shopping there. And on behalf of the American people, I own the store, and I set prices, and I'll say, if you want to shop here, this is what you have to pay.' Time's interview was released at 6 a.m. Friday.
At 6:15 a.m. China's Minister of Foreign Affairs X account posted a message: 'China and the U.S. are NOT having any consultation or negotiation on #tariffs. The U.S. should stop creating confusion.' Trump was asked about the discrepancy when he and first lady Melania Trump departed the White House to attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome.
'I spoke to him numerous times,' Trump said. When prodded about whether the two leaders had spoken since Trump placed 145 percent tariffs on China, the president replied, 'I don't - I don't want to comment on that.'
'But I've spoken to him many times,' Trump said. When asked for specifics about when the call occurred and what was discussed, Trump stayed mum. 'I'll let you know at the appropriate time,' Trump answered. 'Let's see if we can make a deal.'
On Thursday, Trump lashed out at a reporter when asked why China was calling it 'fake news' that two countries were engaged in trade talks. 'Well, they had a meeting this morning,' Trump shrugged. 'So, I can't tell you, doesn't matter who "they" is, we may reveal it later. But they had meetings this morning and we've been meeting with China,' the president added.
He then told the journalist 'you have your reporting wrong.' It was China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun who made the comment, saying Thursday, 'all of this is fake news.'