Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE supporter, said on Sunday that while Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE would be a bad president for the U.S. at any point in the country's history, he would be disastrous during a time of racial tensions.

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"This is a time when we need courageous empathy, where we need undeterred love," Booker said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"So when I hear a presidential candidate like Donald Trump gratuitously demeaning women, demeaning Muslims, demeaning Latinos, at a time when our country needs reconciliation, we need people that bind our wounds and build bridges across our chasms — to see someone so callously stoking hate and fear and inflaming divide, this is not the person to be president of the United States I believe ever, but definitely not at the time we need a healer, a reconciler," Booker said.

He went on to say Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is in no way polarizing on issues of race and religious diversity.

"I've watched her in black communities and white communities, even after this tragedy, put forth the spirit of America," he said.