Stephen Moore Stephen MooreTrump economist touts nation's low poverty rate Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response Economist Moore calls on Pelosi, Schumer to 'get a deal done' amid stimulus stalemate MORE, an economic adviser to President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE, said that he thinks that the president "should stop saying things that are untrue."

"I think when Trump says things that are false, that does undermine his presidential authority and I wish he wouldn't do it," Moore told host Mehdi Hasan on Al Jazeera's "Head to Head." "He should stop saying things that are untrue."

Stephen Moore, Trump adviser: "He should stop saying things that are untrue."

Me: "But he does say things that are untrue."

Moore: "He does."

Me: "So he's a liar?"

Moore: [laughs] I'm never gonna say that."



*NEW* highlight from my @AJHeadtoHead interview:pic.twitter.com/X2Yo5rXQw9 — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 7, 2019

Hasan then pressed Moore, asking him "So he's a liar?"

Moore seemed to balk, admitting that Trump is "an exaggerator" and that he believes "it gets him in trouble," but saying he wouldn't call him a liar.

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"I'm not here to defend everything that Donald Trumps says," Moore noted later in the interview.

Hasan continued to press Moore, asking him whether Trump's assertions his father was born in Germany and his wife got along well with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Kim Jong UnNorth Korean leader Kim apologizes over killing of South Korean official Pelosi knocks Trump over refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power Satellite images indicate North Korea preparing for massive military parade MORE were exaggerations or lies.