Days after the Trump administration rolled out its new “public charge” rule, which would make it more difficult for low-income immigrants to obtain green cards and visas, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock slammed Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, equating him with one of the world’s most infamous authoritarian leaders.

“Putting him in charge of immigration would be like putting [Russian President Vladimir] Putin in charge of election security,” the Democratic presidential hopeful said of Cuccinelli on “Fox News Sunday.” The two men served as attorneys general at the same time, Cuccinelli in Virginia and Bullock in his home state.

“What I disagree with is we’re using immigration essentially to divide this country,” Bullock added. “As a Democrat, I’m for border security, I’m for figuring out comprehensive immigration reform, but I do think that this president has used immigration and not only ripped families apart but this country apart.”