Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Steve BullockMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Senate Democrats demand White House fire controversial head of public lands agency Pence seeks to boost Daines in critical Montana Senate race MORE (D) said Sunday that he would not have joined his fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who raised their hands on the debate stage last month to indicate they favored providing health care to undocumented immigrants.

“A lot of the discussion that’s been happening on the debate stage is a bit disconnected from people’s everyday lives,” Bullock, who did not qualify for the Democratic National Committee’s first debate but is set to participate in the second, told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos George Robert StephanopoulosColbert implores Pelosi to update 'weaponry' in SCOTUS fight: 'Trump has a literal heat ray' Murkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Cruz says Senate Republicans likely have votes to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee MORE.

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“I don’t believe in open borders [but] I don’t believe we have to build a wall,” he added, saying that guaranteeing health care for undocumented immigrants would mean “multiples of” the recent influx of migrants crossing the border.

Bullock, who has often touted his electoral victory in a state that went 56.2 percent to 36.7 percent for President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE in 2016, told the “This Week” host that he believed governors were innately better-connected to their constituents than federal officeholders, adding that he “hear[s] about health care directly from constituents” when grocery shopping.

The Montana governor contrasted himself with candidates such as Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE (I-Vt.) who have called for the elimination of private health insurance, which Bullock said would “disrupt … 18 million people,” adding that he favored a public option and negotiations between the federal government and drug manufacturers.

Bullock also defended four congresswomen on the left flank of the party after President Trump tweeted last week that they should “go back” to other countries, saying that while he disagreed with them on many issues, “any parent, any preacher, knows that telling four duly elected congresswomen to go back home, it's racist."

The presidential candidate blasted Trump for a chant of “send her back” that erupted at a campaign rally last week in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE (D-Minn.), which Trump has since disavowed. Bullock told Stephanopoulos the moment was “going to be a stain on this presidency.”