Television personality Steve Harvey says his "so-called friends" have been giving him a hard time about his January meeting with President Trump.

Speaking with actor and comedian Mike Epps on his talk show on Wednesday, Harvey showed the audience a viral video of Epps joking that he was told by Harvey that his meeting with Trump was about buying the White House.

After sharing a laugh, Harvey went on to say: "So many of my so-called friends have just eaten me alive for going to meet with the president of the United States."

He said the whole post-meeting situation "mind-boggling" because, he went on, "if you understood what Trump and I were meeting about, you'd probably be quiet."

Harvey said these people don't understand, but brushed off their comments as just being social media buzz.

Harvey met with then-President-elect Trump at Trump Tower in New York City on Jan. 13, where the two reportedly discussed inner cities reform.

That was just one week before the Inauguration, and Harvey told reporters that he would not be attending the event because, "I'll be turning 60 on Tuesday and my wife is taking me far away." He added: "So I won't be at anybody's inauguration because my wife said 'no.'"