Aides Admit Trump Was Faking Phone Calls from China

CNN: “Though Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted there had been ‘communication,’ aides privately conceded the phone calls Trump described didn’t happen they way he said they did.”

“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.”

Vanity Fair: “This should come as something of a relief to the Chinese, who were flummoxed by Trump’s initial claims.”