[pinnochio]

Believe it or not, that's actually a walkback from the $5 to $7 trillion he was pushing for almost two years ago.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/repor...

[jgalt212]

He was just anchoring.

https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/w...

[pinnochio]

Absolutely. It's anchoring in the service of a massive con.

[tootie]

I remember and it lends some credence to the notion that Altman is just making up big numbers.