A commencement speaker at a university in California was told to 'get off the stage' and booed at after she started talking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Maria Elena Salinas, a popular news anchor for Spanish language broadcast network Univision, gave the keynote address on Sunday morning for the commencement ceremony at the California State University, Fullerton.

She was presented with an honorary doctorate and spoke in Spanish to the graduates and parents, as the student body of the university is 40 percent Hispanic.

According to The Washington Post, Salinas felt the speech was well-received and said people thanked her afterwards for addressing their parents in their native language.

However, when the 62-year-old spoke to the College of Communications later in the morning at a separate ceremony, the crowd booed her.

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Maria Elena Salinas (pictured), a news anchor for Spanish language broadcast network Univision, gave the keynote address on Sunday morning for the California State University, Fullerton commencement ceremony

Salinas (left) was told to 'get off the stage' and booed at after she started talking about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (right)

In her second speech, Salinas said: '… they blame us so much for so many things, that now they're even blaming us, the media, for creating Donald Trump. Imagine that.'

At this point, yells and boos from the audience can be heard in the video as soon as she named Trump.

'Isn't that terrible? But we didn't, right? Who did it?' Salinas asked rhetorically. 'I don't know. Who did it? But they're to blame.

'If you allow me to say a few words in Spanish...'

Someone in the audience then can be heard yelling back at her 'no,' as others would not quiet down.

A few moments later, Salinas asked the crowd if they would allow her to do something important and another person yelled out 'no,' as someone else could be heard yelling 'get off the stage.'

The Peabody Award-winning journalist then proceeded to turn around to take a selfie to show the crowd of graduates and parents behind her.

The poised anchor didn't let the crowd's yells rattle her nerves while speaking, as she appeared to remain calm throughout the awkward moment.

A few moments later, Salinas asked the crowd if they would allow her to do something important and another person yelled out 'no,' as someone else could be heard yelling 'get off the stage'

The popular anchor who is a California native shared the above snap to her Instagram account showing the selfie she took when she turned around to capture the crowd in it

Denise De La Cruz, a graduating senior at the university, described the situation in the OC Weekly as being very 'tense throughout the speech.'

'I looked around and a lot of graduates were visibly upset — some were muttering criticisms,' De La Cruz said.

On Tuesday Salinas said that she could hear some yelling but was unsure of what they were saying

'There were probably hundreds of graduates there, so I can't speak for everyone there... but definitely … the row where I was seated there were upset people and you could hear heckling from the crowd.'

On Tuesday Salinas said that she could hear some yelling but was unsure of what they were saying.

'It's really sad,' she told the Post. 'And it's a testament to what has happened in our country. Our country is really divided.'

Since giving the commencement speech, Salinas said that she has received rude comments on social media, including some that tell her to go back to Mexico, despite the fact she was born and raised in California.

'It's really sad that people can turn such a special moment into a racial war,' she said.

'Because it seems like that is what has happened. I don't think I insulted anyone by saying a few words in Spanish to the parents. The whole speech was directed to everyone.

'… I think the message is, we have to cool down the intolerance right now, we really do. This is ugly what's happening in the country.'