[novaleaf]

It doesn't seem like a denial to me, more of a deflection. From that article:

> He added the number is not known, adding that the $7 trillion came from a report with an anonymous source. “You can always find some anonymous source to say something, I guess,” he added.

[stogot]

Yesthat’s a deflection not a denial

[Lerc]

Perhaps, but he did say "I never said like we're raising $7 trillion"