>> such as exaggerating communications with china to make it seem as though a trade deal is imminent. >> china called last night our top trade people and said let's get back to the table. >> there's no evidence that phone call was ever made. that was a monday in late august. the dow had dropped 623 points the friday before. two officials told cnn trump conflated some messages coming from china because he was eager to project optimism that might boost markets. it may have worked. the dow closed up 270 points that monday. and keep in mind, a president's boasting can boost the market or the overall economy. it has happened before. >> calvin coolidge was accused of untruth in the 1920s in promoting the bull market of the roaring '20s. after the 1929 crash, coolidge became subject of ridicule.