White House budget director Mick Mulvaney Mick MulvaneyMick Mulvaney to start hedge fund Fauci says positive White House task force reports don't always match what he hears on the ground Bottom line MORE said on Sunday that he believes the women accusing Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct are credible, but added that he is torn on who to believe.

"I believe they're credible. I don't know who to believe. Again, I'm with the Office of Management and Budget," Mulvaney told NBC's Andrea Mitchell on "Meet the Press."

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The director went on to say that he thinks that voters in Alabama should ultimately decide whether Moore is elected to the Senate.

Mulvaney's comments come as President Trump faces scrutiny for largely avoiding talking about the allegations facing Moore.

"I do think the president has talked about Roy Moore. I think he said that he thinks the voters of Alabama should decide. I think that's probably the most common sense way to look at it. He doesn't know who to believe," Mulvaney told Mitchell.

The president also faced backlash last week after he launched an attack on Democratic Sen. Al Franken Alan (Al) Stuart FrankenGOP Senate candidate says Trump, Republicans will surprise in Minnesota Peterson faces fight of his career in deep-red Minnesota district Getting tight — the psychology of cancel culture MORE (Minn.) hours after the senators was accused of sexual misconduct last week.

The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 while she sleeps? ..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2017

.And to think that just last week he was lecturing anyone who would listen about sexual harassment and respect for women. Lesley Stahl tape? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2017

Mulvaney said Franken and Moore must be put into two different categories because Franken has admitted to sexual misconduct.

"I think one of the significant differences there, Andrea, is that Franken admits it and Roy Moore denies it. So I do think that puts them in two different categories," he said.