Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said during an interview over the weekend that President-elect Donald Trump has the right to use the U.S. military to remove the millions of illegal aliens who are in the country.

Barrasso made the remarks during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” about Trump’s agenda and the men and women he’s tapped to be in his administration.

When asked about Trump confirming that he is considering using the military to conduct mass deportations, Barrasso said: “Well, I support the president.”

“We have a national security crisis in this country right now because of our open border, and when he declares it a national emergency, he can appropriately use the military,” he said. “There are over 10 million illegal immigrants in the country right now.”

“We are talking about drug dealers, people in criminal cartels,” he continued. “These are folks who have actually been murdering, raping, poisoning American citizens. When you take a look at the president’s magnificent victory, the decisive victory, I think it’s because people were scared about all of these people in the country illegally. People want to feel safe in their own homes.”

Barrasso correctly noted that the overwhelming majority of the American public supports Trump conducting mass deportations.

“Yet we still have some of these big city mayors and governors who unbelievably, are more concerned about the rights, the so called rights of illegal immigrants than they are about the safety of their own citizens,” he said. “We have to make America safe again, and what the president is talking about is the right thing to do.”

WATCH: @SenJohnBarrasso discusses Trump possibly using the military to aid in mass deportations of illegal immigrants. pic.twitter.com/RLtveicvFw

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