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Which family members did he tell in advance?

Which family members did he tell in advance?

by digby

… that he was going to boost the market with happy talk lies?

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.”

Trump is agitated, CNN reports, because “the economy is flashing warning signs Trump didn’t expect, his trade war with China is dragging on months longer than expected yet he refuses to give in,” and he’s “spinning to find victories to sell to voters.” The voters may be fooled — China apparently isn’t.

Someone should really look into who is benefiting from Trump’s obvious market manipulations. Somebody is, you can bet on it. And considering his demonstrated corruption and greed, I’m going to guess that once he realized he could move the market with his lies, he’s been giving his family and close friends a heads up. Of course he is.

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