After a spokesman for Hillary Clinton said he had “no clue” what Anthony Weiner meant when he said he knew what his wife’s role in Clinton’s presidential campaign would be, Weiner followed up by saying that he was joking when he made the comment earlier this week.

On Monday night at a Buzzfeed forum for New York City’s mayoral candidates, Weiner was asked if he knew what part his wife, Huma Abedin, would play in Clinton’s 2016 campaign. “I do know,” Weiner responded, “I’m not going to tell you.” Some saw his remark as an indication that Clinton is mounting a presidential run.

After Tuesday’s mayoral debate, Weiner tampered down speculation by say he was just kidding around when he made the comment. “Have you ever heard that sometimes people say, ‘Yes, but if I tell you I’d have to kill you?’ It was a joke, everyone laughed, it was a joke,” he said.

He added that he would “try to make the jokes more obvious” in the future.