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China rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phone (www.cnn.com)

submitted 7 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's even the point of this? Blatantly lying about stuff like that is just going to destroy any credibility he could have left

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Market manipulation is the point. Every time he makes a statement the market reacts which allows people who are in on it to make money hand over fist.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Also Trump's voterbase will believe anything he says over anything Xi says

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago

Although, I doubt he even cares what they think. His constituents are the financial capitalists whose interests he represents.