President Donald Trump’s confused response to questioning last week was a sign that he “doesn’t know what’s going on” in the face of grave threats from U.S. adversaries. He [Chinese President Xi Jinping] told me very ⁠strongly he wouldn't partake, but he knows I'd be quite disappointed.” asked Mary Trump . Another possibility, according to Mary Trump: her uncle knew that he was being lied to, and is now pretending otherwise. President Trump, however, doesn’t seem to care, shrugging it off as a disappointment.