President Donald Trump said he doesnt think Fox News host Bill OReilly , who has been accused of sexual harassment by several women, did anything wrong.

In an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, Trump defended OReilly after the Times reported that OReilly or Fox News paid five women a total of about $13 million to settle claims of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior over the years.

I think hes a person I know well he is a good person, Trump said on Wednesday.

I think he shouldnt have settled; personally, I think he shouldnt have settled, Trump added. Because you should have taken it all the way. I dont think Bill did anything wrong.

OReilly has so far stayed silent on the scandal, despite losing at least 15 advertisers for The OReilly Factor, his primetime Fox News show.

Trumps comments echo statements he made about former Fox News chief Roger Ailes in July 2016, amid another sexual harassment scandal at the network. Trump claimed Ailes accusers had received help from Ailes and then said these horrible things about him.

Its very sad. Because hes a very good person. Ive always found him to be just a very, very good person. And by the way, a very, very talented person. Look what hes done. So I feel very badly, Trump told NBC.

More than a dozen women have accused Trump himself of sexual assault. Trump called them liars and threatened to sue them after the 2016 presidential election ended, but so far has taken no legal action.

The Washington Post unearthed a video in October of Trump claiming he can grab women by the pussy because he is a celebrity. He dismissed the comment, which was made in 2005, as locker room talk .

Last week, Trump declared April National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Read more at The New York Times .