that prompting him to send his aides to clean up the mess of his own making claiming what he men was he regrets not being tougher on china. maybe. but that's the opposite of what he actually said. he said repeatedly. and then there is this. >> they called last night and said let's get back to the table so we'll be getting back to the table. >> the thing is, china's foreign ministry says it unaware of any calls. and it doesn't seem like the kind of thing anyone in china would free style. especially since two sides were already manning to meet again next month. let's not forget about the president's insistence on trying to get russia back into what is now the g-7. >> a lot of people say having russia, which is a power, having