President Trump seemed to confirm that he called the House healthcare reform bill "mean" during an interview with "Fox & Friends."

Earlier this month it was reported by AP, CNN and elsewhere, via unnamed sources, that Trump privately described the legislation, which seeks to partially repeal and replace Obamacare, as "mean."

In a promo clip for a "Fox & Friends" interview that will be shown Sunday morning, Trump seemed to own up while criticizing former President Barack Obama for borrowing the word in his condemnation of the newly revealed Senate draft bill.

"What do you say to the former president?" asked Fox News' Pete Hegseth.

"Well he used my term, 'mean,'" Trump replied. "That was my term because I want to see -- and I speak from the heart, that's what I want to see. I want to see a bill with heart." Trump has already endorsed the Senate version of the bill, which isn't as drastic as the House version in some areas, including how it provides additional funding to stabilize the Obamacare health insurance exchanges.

The part of Obama's long Facebook post about the healthcare legislation that he seems to be reacting to is this: "Simply put, if there's a chance you might get sick, get old, or start a family – this bill will do you harm. And small tweaks over the course of the next couple weeks, under the guise of making these bills easier to stomach, cannot change the fundamental meanness at the core of this legislation."

If Trump did in fact call the House bill "mean," it would be a drastic turn around from his prior avid support for the legislation. Trump held a celebratory ceremony in the Rose Garden with GOP lawmakers after it passed.

In the Fox News clip, Trump goes on to talk about the "very complicated" process of passing healthcare legislation.

"Healthcare's a very complicated subject from the standpoint that you move it this way, and this group doesn't like it. You have a very narrow path," he said.

Trump added: "Honestly, nobody can be totally happy, even without the votes. Forget about votes, this has nothing to do with votes. This has to do with picking a plan that everybody's going to like. I'd like to say love, but like."