MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Monday expressed shock over President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's statements about domestic abuse allegations against former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, saying that he "made the man accused of beating up two women the victim."

"Two or three phrases just stand out and they really are shocking," Scarborough said. "'This is a tough time for him,' the president’s words. 'It’s a very sad time, very sad time for him. We wish him very well in the future.' Again, unbelievable."

"The President in those comments made the man accused of beating up two women the victim," he said.

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Porter resigned last week after two ex-wives made their accusations of domestic abuse against him public. One of the women revealed photographs of herself with a black eye, which she alleged that Porter had given her on an Italian vacation.

White House officials have defended Porter even as they have said they did not realize the seriousness of the allgations against him. The defense has led to more criticism.

Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that he hoped Porter has "a wonderful career" moving forward while noting the former aide had contended he was innocent.

He also did not mention the two women accusing Porter of abuse or offer any sympathy for them.

"We wish him well, he worked very hard,” Trump said. “We found out about it recently and I was surprised by it, but we certainly wish him well, and it’s a tough time for him. He did a very good job when he was in the White House. And we hope he has a wonderful career, and he will have a great career ahead of him.

“It was very said when we heard about it, and certainly he’s also very sad,” Trump continued. “Now he also, as you probably know, he says he’s innocent. And I think you have to remember that. He said very strongly yesterday that he’s innocent. So you’ll have to talk to him about that. But we absolutely wish him well, he did a very good job while he was at the White House.”

Trump the following day tweeted that people's livers were "being shattered" by a "mere allegation," some of which he said were false.

It was not clear whether those comments were specifically meant to reference Porter, former White House speechwriter David Sorenson, who resigned Friday after a domestic abuse charge surfaced, or were more general. Trump is also friends with Steve Wynn, the casino magnate and finance chairman of the Republican National Committee who left his company and the RNC recently under a cloud of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations.

Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused - life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 10, 2018

The fact that Trump did not mention the victims of harassment or abuse in any of his comments did not go unnoticed.