On May 22, popular Spanish language news journalist Maria Elena Salinas was at California State University, Fullerton, making a commencement speech for the College of Communications when she was booed by students.

Salinas received a negative reaction from some students after speaking in Spanish and for criticizing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

 “… they blame us so much for so many things, that now they’re even blaming us, the media, for creating Donald Trump. Imagine that," she said during her speech. 

This, along with her request to speak a few words in Spanish to the large Latino student body and their parents, was met with disgruntled responses from students. 

"It's really sad," said the Univision anchor. "And it's a testament to what has happened in our country. Our country is really divided."

The journalist has received some hateful comments on her social media accounts that included being told to "go back to Mexico." Salinas was born and raised in California.

Regardless of the incident, Salinas didn't let the negativity ruin the experience and had positive things to say soon after making her speech, as proven by her Instagram post.

"Couldn't leave the school of communications graduates at @csufofficial without taking a selfie with them / congrats!!! Congratulations to the future journalist and advertisers of Cal State Fullerton," she wrote.

After the graduation ceremony, a spokesman for the University, who presented the journalist with an honorary degree, released a statement supporting Salinas while also promoting inclusion and diversity.

“We believe that higher education thrives when diverse perspectives are shared and discussed, including views expressed by guest speakers. The University’s inclusive environment demands that an array of viewpoints be voiced, and that resulting discourse is honored and supported."

Watch the moment Salinas got booed below.