And by denying openly like this she sets herself up to every news show she goes on asking her about it. It s a way of creating a media story without fanning the flames.
Could also be that she just doesn't want to be associated with this at all. That bit about... "I speak only to myself however"... well, all sorts of things can be read into that.
I'm not sure her intention was to help. Told you she was a crazy one. LOL!