(CNN) President Donald Trump's top trade policy adviser rebutted Monday the president's views about whether the U.S. would be better off with a weaker dollar.

"We have a very strong country -- that's why our country has a strong currency," Trump said in Oval Office remarks remarks on Friday.

But in an interview with Christiane Amanpour on Monday, Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro said "the terminology of a strong versus weak dollar is counterproductive."

"'Weak' is a pejorative term in most people's minds," Navarro added. "The issue is whether the dollar is overvalued. And I think it's fair to say that most economists believe that to be true."

Trump, however, was focused on the strong vs. weak characterization on Friday. "There's a reason that it sounds so good. And having a strong dollar is having a strong dollar," he said.

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