After Trump’s initial tweet, King said in an interview with the New York Daily News at Muhammad Ali’s funeral that he was not officially backing the GOP’s presumptive nominee.

“I’m endorsing the people. I’m not a Republican or a Democrat, I’m a Republicrat, and I go with the will of the people. The only reason Trump exists is because of the will of the people,” King said.

That’s not to say King isn’t a fan of Trump. “I like Mr. Trump,” said King told the Daily News. “He’s an idol of America.”

Even after King’s comments, Trump still claimed King, who helped publicize Ali among other famous boxers, endorsed him. On Saturday morning, the candidate tweeted, “Don King, and so many other African Americans who know me well and endorsed me, would not have done so if they thought I was a racist!”