Donald Trump didn't let up on immigration comments at his latest rally

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has faced weeks of fallout for his comments about Mexican immigrants, including requests from his own party to back off. But that didn't stop him from repeating the sentiments in a Phoenix rally Saturday.

"I love the Mexican people," Politico reports he said to a crowd of 4,000, but added: "They're taking our manufacturing jobs. They're taking our money. They're killing us."

Companies including NBC Universal, Univision, and Macy's cut ties with Trump following inflammatory comments at his campaign launch in June, suggesting Mexican immigrants are primarily drug users and rapists.

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Trump also said Saturday: "I'm, like, a really smart person."