"Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd said on Friday that 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 believes white Europeans are better than brown immigrants. The comment follows the president's reported remarks referring to Haiti and African countries as "shithole countries."

"Folks, you can debate all you want about the president’s recent language, but you cannot debate what it seemingly reveals about his core beliefs — that white Europeans are good and brown immigrants are bad," Todd said on "MTP Daily" on NBC.

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The president has faced fierce backlash in the media and from many members of both political parties for the remarks, which were reportedly made during an immigration reform meeting in the Oval Office.

Trump also reportedly said that he would rather have more people immigrate to the U.S. from countries such as Norway.

Trump appeared to deny that he made the comments, tweeting on Friday that he did not use that language.

Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said “take them out.” Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2018

Sen. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (D-Ill.), who was present at the meeting, confirmed the president's comments on Friday.

“In the course of his comments, [Trump] said things that were hate-filled, vile and racist,” Durbin told reporters. “I cannot believe in this history of the White House, in that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday.”

Two GOP lawmakers also present for the meeting said they did not recall the remark.