<p>Exxon Mobil Corp said there had been no phone call between its chief executive, Darren Woods, and President Donald Trump after the President invoked the company's name at a rally in Arizona on Monday when he said he could raise more money than his Democratic rival Joe Biden.</p>.<p>Trump, at the rally, said he could raise large sums of money if he wanted to by calling oil and Wall Street executives. He proceeded to paint a scenario of what he could do -- though Trump said he would not actually make the kind of phone call he described.</p>.<p>"We are aware of the President's statement regarding a hypothetical call with our CEO… and just so we're all clear, it never happened," Exxon said on Twitter.</p>.<p>Trump told the rally: "Don't forget, I'm not bad at that stuff anyway, and I'm President. So I call some guy, the head of Exxon. I call the head of Exxon. I don't know."</p>.<p>Trump went on to describe a hypothetical conversation: "How are you doing? How's energy coming? When are you doing the exploration? Oh, you need a couple of permits?"</p>.<p>"When I call the head of Exxon I say, 'You know, I'd love (for you) to send me $25 million for the campaign.' 'Absolutely sir,'" Trump added.</p>.<p>"I will hit a home run every single call," Trump said. "I would raise a billion dollars in one day if I wanted to. I don't want to do that."</p>.<p>Trump, who has been trailing Biden in opinion polls, has also been trailing his Democratic rival in fundraising. Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee started the last full month before the November 3 election with $251.4 million in cash, after raising $247.8 million in September. The intake was about $135 million less than what Biden raised in September. </p>
<p>Exxon Mobil Corp said there had been no phone call between its chief executive, Darren Woods, and President Donald Trump after the President invoked the company's name at a rally in Arizona on Monday when he said he could raise more money than his Democratic rival Joe Biden.</p>.<p>Trump, at the rally, said he could raise large sums of money if he wanted to by calling oil and Wall Street executives. He proceeded to paint a scenario of what he could do -- though Trump said he would not actually make the kind of phone call he described.</p>.<p>"We are aware of the President's statement regarding a hypothetical call with our CEO… and just so we're all clear, it never happened," Exxon said on Twitter.</p>.<p>Trump told the rally: "Don't forget, I'm not bad at that stuff anyway, and I'm President. So I call some guy, the head of Exxon. I call the head of Exxon. I don't know."</p>.<p>Trump went on to describe a hypothetical conversation: "How are you doing? How's energy coming? When are you doing the exploration? Oh, you need a couple of permits?"</p>.<p>"When I call the head of Exxon I say, 'You know, I'd love (for you) to send me $25 million for the campaign.' 'Absolutely sir,'" Trump added.</p>.<p>"I will hit a home run every single call," Trump said. "I would raise a billion dollars in one day if I wanted to. I don't want to do that."</p>.<p>Trump, who has been trailing Biden in opinion polls, has also been trailing his Democratic rival in fundraising. Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee started the last full month before the November 3 election with $251.4 million in cash, after raising $247.8 million in September. The intake was about $135 million less than what Biden raised in September. </p>