The Trump administration is not backing down on its choice of conservative commentator Stephen Moore for an open seat on the Federal Reserve board, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters Wednesday. Moore has been battered by revelations that he failed to pay child support following a divorce.

“I spoke to the president yesterday and he completely supports Steve,” Kudlow told reporters at an event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. “People are being awfully hard on him. I don’t know. This town is a toxic town in some respects.”