A majority of voters in a new poll say 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 respects white people more than people of color.

Nearly six in 10 respondents, 59 percent, said they think Trump doesn't respect people of color as much as he respects white people, according to the Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

Just 38 percent think Trump respects people of color as much as he respects white people, the poll found.

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Among Republicans, 79 percent said they think Trump respects white people and people of color the same amount, but just 5 percent of Democrats agree.

The survey of 1,212 voters was conducted Jan. 12-16 via landlines and cellphones with a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

Trump has faced accusations of racism in recent days in the wake of reports that he called Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations "shithole countries" during a meeting at the White House.

The president pushed back against accusations of racism over the weekend, calling himself "the least racist person you will ever interview."

Despite the controversy over Trump's reported comments last week, Trump said Tuesday he wants immigrants from "everywhere."

“I want them to come in from everywhere. Everywhere,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about his comments.