"The Apprentice" winner Randall Pinkett said Friday night that he believes there is "no question" that President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE is racist following Trump's reported comments referring to Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations as "shithole countries."

"There is no question in my mind he’s a racist," Pinkett, who won season four of Trump's reality show, told MSNBC's Joy Reid.

"Donald Trump is vying for the most racist person that I’ve met these days," he added.

Pinkett went on to express his disappointment in the Republican reaction to the comments, which reportedly came during a meeting Trump had with lawmakers on Thursday in the Oval Office to discuss immigration.

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"The question is how are Republicans going to respond in light of the continued pattern, which is putting them into a corner," Pinkett said.

"I’m really disappointed people like [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 [R-Wis.], who in my opinion, have been less and less vocal as time has progressed in denouncing Donald’s behavior," he said.

The Washington Post first reported on Thursday that Trump had made the controversial remarks during an Oval Office meeting on immigration. Trump also reportedly suggested the U.S. should take immigrants from countries such as Norway, whose prime minister he met with the previous day.

Reaction from Republicans on the president's reported remarks have been mixed.

Sens. Tom Cotton Tom Bryant CottonRenewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death Republicans call for DOJ to prosecute Netflix executives for releasing 'Cuties' Loeffler calls for hearing in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties' MORE (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.), who were present for the meeting, said they did not recall the president's reference to "shithole countries," while Ryan dubbed the comments as "unhelpful" and "unfortunate."

However, Sen. Johnny Isakson Johnny IsaksonLoeffler: Trump 'has every right' to fill Ginsburg vacancy before election Bottom line New poll shows tight presidential race in Georgia MORE (R-Ga.) issued a sharp rebuke to the remarks on Friday, saying Trump owed the people of Haiti and "all of mankind" an apology if the comments were accurate.