A member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot said Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE were “eroding” institutions like democracy.

Nadya Tolokonnikova told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Friday that both leaders are “eroding our institutions and our job here is to protect our institutions," according to HuffPost.

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“I think they make us forget that citizenship is not just using things that your government is giving to you but giving back to your government and protecting those institutions like democracy,” Tolokonnikova said.

The feminist protest band member also noted similarities between Trump and Putin, like how both have attacked the media. Trump often to refers to reports about him and his administration as “fake news.”

“I’ve seen how badly it can turn. I’ve seen it, in front of my eyes, for the last 17 years, and I hear it from Donald Trump, the same words about media that Putin was using for 17 years,” Tolokonnikova said.

“That it’s fake news, that are paid by foreign governments and whoever.”

She added that Trump’s concern for his personal reputation above any political beliefs places him in a position where Putin can manipulate him.

“[Trump’s] really concerned with himself, with his fame and his wealth. And that’s perfectly understandable for Putin as a KGB agent,” she said. “He knows how to deal with people who are easy to understand or easy to bribe.”

Tolokonnikova was a member of Pussy Riot when they were arrested and imprisoned for two years after a performance at a Moscow cathedral. They were considered political prisoners at the time, and band members remain outspoken critics of Putin and the Russian government.