Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinLawmakers fear voter backlash over failure to reach COVID-19 relief deal United Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid House Democrats plan to unveil bill next week to avert shutdown MORE dismissed President 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's rhetoric at a campaign rally on Saturday, saying his use of "vulgarities" is less important than his policies.

"I think you should be focused on what the policies are. He's using these vulgarities in the context of a campaign rally, and obviously, there were a lot of funny moments on that rally," Mnuchin told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press," after Todd asked what he's supposed to say to the children of the individuals Trump uses the vulgarities to attack.

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Todd was one subject of Trump's attacks the previous evening.

Trump jumped into full campaign mode at a rally for Republican congressional hopeful Rick Saccone, launching a slew of attacks on Democrats and media figures.

"A show now headed by ‘Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd,’ ” Trump said Saturday. “He’s a sleeping son of a bitch."

Todd jokingly responded to the president in a tweet on Saturday.

Don’t miss @MeetThePress tomorrow! I know folks may be tired in the morning due to springing forward, so set those clocks and DVRs now before your eyes get too sleepy. — Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) March 10, 2018

Todd took a more serious tone about the president's insult on Sunday, however, saying the president has created a challenge for all parents.

"I bring my kids up to respect the office of the presidency and the president," Todd told Washington, D.C.'s NBC News4. "I don’t allow them to say anything negative, ever, about the president."

"It creates a challenge to all parents when he uses vulgarities like that," he continued.

Mnuchin said with his own kids he "focused on them on what the president is doing to protect the United States, its citizens and more importantly the economy."