Rep. Dan Kildee Daniel (Dan) Timothy KildeeLawmakers fear voter backlash over failure to reach COVID-19 relief deal Democrats set to hold out for big police reform More than 100 Democrats press Trump to extend jobless benefits MORE (D-Mich.) accused Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrProsecutor says no charges in Michigan toilet voting display Judge rules Snowden to give up millions from book, speeches The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE of acting like "Donald Trump's mouthpiece" in a Thursday CNN interview after Barr suggested that there was "spying" on President Trump's 2016 campaign.

"If he wanted to be Michael Cohen Michael Dean CohenA huge deal for campaign disclosure: Trump's tax records for Biden's medical records Our Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Eric Trump says he will comply with New York AG's subpoena only after Election Day MORE's replacement as Donald Trump's mouthpiece, he should have applied for that job," Kildee said of Barr.

Kildee particularly criticized Barr's declaration that he would investigate whether U.S. officials were improperly "spying" on members of Trump's campaign.

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"It's pretty shameful that he is willing to use language that he knows will be used by Donald Trump in a way that obviously mischaracterizes it," Kildee said of Barr's remark on the Justice Department's probe. "He was playing to the audience just like so many of President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's sycophants do."

"If he wanted to be Michael Cohen's replacement as Donald Trump's mouthpiece, he should have applied for that job." @RepDanKildee, on Attorney General William Barr. https://t.co/7IXs9YkjbP pic.twitter.com/GD4oWD8MYP — CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) April 11, 2019

"I am going to be reviewing both the genesis and the conduct of intelligence activities directed at the Trump campaign during 2016,” Barr said while testifying before the Senate on Wednesday. “I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal.”

Barr later sought to clarify his statement, saying he did not know if "improper surveillance" occurred," but that he was looking into it.

Trump has since echoed Barr's remark, saying Thursday that he believes there was "absolutely" spying on his campaign.

"There was absolutely spying into my campaign," Trump said. "I’ll go a step further. In my opinion it was illegal spying, unprecedented spying and something that should never be allowed to happen in our country again."