The White House declined to comment.

是否有人向白宫求证，白宫是否decline，我没查过相关的报道。

https://asamnews.com/2018/08/10/chinese-students-are-spies-president-donald-trump-reportedly-told-u-s-business-leaders/

下面提到的，“More than 4,000 signatures had been collected by Monday on the White House petition website, urging US President Donald Trump to apologize for reportedly saying "almost every student that comes over to this country is a spy." ” 我没查证过

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1115188.shtml