President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE waved off questions on Friday about whether his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has gone too far with a series of public statements that have stirred controversy. The president said he believes the former New York City mayor is "doing a very good job."

"Rudy is great, but Rudy is Rudy," Trump told reporters outside the White House as he prepared to head to Quebec for the Group of Seven summit. "But Rudy is doing a very good job, actually. He's doing a very good job."

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Asked about a comment Giuliani made earlier this week saying that he does not have the same respect for adult-film star Stormy Daniels that he does for women in other professions, Trump said he did not disagree.

"I'm not going to disagree with him on that," Trump said. Daniels alleges that she had an affair with Trump years ago, and is fighting a legal battle to void a nondisclosure agreement that she says prevents her from speaking publicly about the affair.

Giuliani said during a news conference in Israel this week that while he respected "all human beings," he holds a lower level of respect for Daniels, because of her profession.

"I respect all human beings," he said. "I have to respect criminals. I'm sorry, I don't respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who has great respect for herself as a woman and as a person and isn't going to sell her body for sexual exploitation."

Giuliani also said that first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpTrump privately blamed Black Americans for lacking initiative: report The Hill's 12:30 Report: Ginsburg lies in repose Melania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' MORE believes her husband's denial of the alleged affair with Daniels. That prompted a biting response from the East Wing.

"I don't believe Mrs. Trump has ever discussed her thoughts on anything with Mr. Giuliani," Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's communications director, said in a statement to CNN.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE also responded to another remark made by Giuliani, in which the former mayor said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un got "on his hands and knees and begged" Trump to agree to summit talks that the president had previously canceled.

"I know Rudy. Rudy doesn't speak for the administration when it comes to this negotiation and this set of issues," Pompeo said at a press briefing on Thursday.