President Trump said during a Sunday press briefing that it was “disgraceful” his new Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was being criticized on the basis of her Catholic faith.

“We have noticed some comments made in the media about my incredibly qualified nominee, Amy,” said Trump. “The New York Times said her religion is not consistent with American values — she’s Catholic.”

“That’s a very disgraceful thing to say,” Trump said Sunday of the critique.

Trump similarly lashed out at “comedians” he didn’t identify by name. He said, “I don’t think they’re comedians, because comedians are supposed to be funny,” he said. “They’re nasty. They’re mean. They think they’re funny.”

Critics of Barrett’s nomination — which would further tilt the scales of the Supreme Court in favor of its conservative wing, six justices to three — have voiced concerns that her Catholic ideals might get in the way of legal impartiality on matters including abortion.

Trump is not the only one who is angered by the treatment from the media. Former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy told “The Daily Briefing” that it is “incredibly disgraceful” of the Senate Democrats saying they refuse to meet with Barrett before the confirmation hearing.

“The media also wanted us to believe that Nancy Pelosi was a devout Catholic,” he said. “They used that term a lot with her and with Joe Biden. They wanted us to believe because he held rosary beads or because she prayed for her enemies. But now, they use that phrase ‘devout Catholic’ because they want to scare us about her.”

“I think she’s smart enough to separate her religious beliefs from the oath,” Gowdy went on. “If she takes an oath that she’s going to give priority to the Constitution over any other personal belief, I believe her when she takes it.”