Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE lashed out at Republicans in Washington who are panicked over the candidate's recent comments about a federal judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University.

“Politicians are so politically correct anymore, they can’t breathe,” Trump said in an interview published Wednesday in the New York Times.

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“The people are tired of this political correctness when things are said that are totally fine,” he said. “It is out of control. It is gridlock with their mouths.”

Several Republican leaders condemned comments Trump made after the presumptive GOP nominee said an Indiana-born judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University might be biased against him because of the judge's Mexican heritage.

Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE called the comments the "textbook definition" of racism. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Trump expects to nominate woman to replace Ginsburg next week Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral MORE also denounced the comments and called on Trump to get on message.

On Tuesday, Trump issued a statement saying his remarks had been misconstrued and said he did not intend to comment on the issue any further.

Trump also said in the interview with the Times that he wants to get on to a broader discussion of the economy but plans to continue running his campaign the way that has worked for him over the last several months.

“I disagree with a lot of things I’ve watched in politics over the years, that’s why I’m running,” Trump said. “And that may make me less popular with politicians. But I have to be honest. I didn’t get there by doing it the way a lot of these people do it.”

Still Trump said he expects to get along with other politicians.

“We will get the government moving. I’ve done a lot of work on the other side of politics and I’ve always gotten what I want,” he said. “We will see how it shakes out but I think it is going to shake out very well. I think people are tired of what is going on.”