On Wednesday morning, Trump said on NBC's TODAY that Ramos was "totally, absolutely out of line."
The confrontation began when Ramos tried to ask a question out of turn while another reporter spoke.
The real estate mogul continued to shut down the Mexican-American journalist, leading Ramos to be escorted out of the room by security. But Ramos was eventually allowed back in to ask two questions.
"He was totally out of line last night," Trump told TODAY's Matt Lauer. "I was asking and being asked a question from another reporter. I would have gotten to (Ramos) very quickly. He stood up and started ranting and raving like a madman."
Lauer then asked Trump why he lets people get under his skin, and suggested that a renewed feud with another journalist — Fox News host Megyn Kelly — has put him in an unfavorable light.
"I'm not a bully," he said about public perceptions. "In fact, I think it's just the opposite way."
He claims he proved that point while interacting with Ramos on Tuesday night.
When the journalist returned to the room, Trump took a question from him, adding, "It's good to have you back."
As the candidate answered Ramos' question on immigration policy and recent controversy around the term "anchor babies," Trump stood by the remarks from his presidential announcement, in which he said that Mexico was sending criminals and rapists across the border.
"I have a bigger heart than you do," Trump insisted, referring to his plan to increase security at the border.
After discussing immigration and taking questions from other reporters, Trump returned to Ramos, and their second exchange quickly turned to the $500 million lawsuit Trump filed against Univision, which canceled its contract with the businessman to air the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Trump then reiterated that he has the support of the Latino community
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