Does '(And yes, he has said a few things that can, with some effort, be construed as support for supply-side economics.)' serve to directly refute the premise presented in 'He has begun working on construing the things as support for supply-side economics.'
(And yes, he has said a few things that can, with some effort, be construed as support for supply-side economics.)###He has begun working on construing the things as support for supply-side economics.