Charles Barkley said he's never been more "angry and disgusted" than he is now because of President Donald Trump, the Alabama native and NBA Hall of Famer said during an appearance on CNN that aired Saturday night.

In an interview on "The Axe Files with David Axelrod," Barkley also said that Trump "encourages" racism and anti-Semitism.

"He definitely encourages it," Barkley said, referring to hate.

Trump's election was "kind of like an overreaction" to the presidency of Barack Obama, the former Auburn star told Axelrod.

"The situation of President Trump is a total overreaction and I feel bad because you see anti-Semitism, racism. People feel emboldened to do things and say things now," he said. "He definitely encourages it. ...I think he panders to his base."

Barkley said Trump has done "an awful job of being inclusive," mentioning the president's top priority of building a wall on the southern border.

"His actions, the ways he's treated minorities, has emboldened these other racists to be more bold, plain and simple," Barkley said.

The Auburn great said the daily "turmoil" of the Trump presidency has left him "angry and disgusted."

"I've never been more angry and disgusted at this situation than I am now," he told Axelrod. "There's turmoil every single day -- the tweeting, the hiring and firing. Like, dude, I'm blessed, and you are, too."

Meanwhile, Barkley said he believed the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election was a non-issue even though he said he believed it occurred. He said the larger issues include the fate of the DREAMers, or illegal immigrant children who were brought to the U.S. by their parents, and Puerto Rico's lack of infrastructure after Hurricane Irma.

Barkley also said the alleged affair between Trump and porn star Stormy Daniels is a distraction.

"We have spent the last year talking about Russia every single day. Now we got Stormy (Daniels), now we got another girl, and I'm sitting here saying, 'When are we actually going to help the people?'" he said.