Trump cuts interview short after he's asked about being called 'racist’

Donald TrumpDonald TrumpNH poll: Dem challenger pulls ahead of Ayotte Trump cuts interview short after he's asked about being called 'racist’ Donald Trump's Mormon PR problem MORE walked away from an interview with a local NBC reporter in Ohio on Thursday when she asked him about being called a "racist" and "sexist."

Several minutes into the interview on Thursday, NBC4 co-anchor Colleen Marshall asked the GOP presidential nominee about some of the criticisms he’s received for his rhetoric.

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“Nineteen days out from the election, you’ve been labeled a racist, you’ve been called a sexist, how—."

Trump cut off Marshall and started to walk away, according to video of the interview posted by NBC4.

“Thank you very much,” Trump said quietly as he walked off.

“How do you respond to that?” Marshall pressed.

Trump turned back for a quick response.

“I am the least racist person you’ve ever met," he said.

Trump often fields questions about his controversial rhetoric from reporters and typically defends his comments or fires back at critics.