media, we will continue for the truth. and jeff zeleny picks up on this issue from the white house. reporter: president trump coining a new phrase for an old conspiracy theory. we re now calling it spy-gate. you re calling it spy gate. and virtually no one is using that term except the president. reporter: he turned a false rumor no a conspiracy in short order and leaving the white house for a trip to new york he would not answer the questions about so-called spy gate. how could you call this spy gate? when asked for proof that his campaign was spied on, he said this al you have to do is look at the basics and you ll see, it looks like a very serious event. but we ll find out. reporter: but the president isn t waiting to find out. he s sparking a storm of self generated outrage on twitter. firing off these assertions and accusations today. saying, spy gate could be one of the biggest political scandals