Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday denounced President Trump's "militarization" of cities such as Los Angeles and Washington, claiming it “violates everything that we believe in."

MSNBC's Alicia Menendez asked Goldman if GOP lawmakers are as "unanimously in favor" of Trump's federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) as the president seemingly believes.

"I would really, really hope not, because the militarization of our cities and our domestic law enforcement violates the Posse Comitatus law and violates everything that we believe in [as] Americans,” Goldman responded.

“But just as I thought there would be Republicans who would stand up for their constituents and prevent them from losing health care, prevent them from losing food benefits, prevent million — billions of dollars of offshore wind investment in their own districts, I thought they would stand up for their own districts, and they didn't,” the New York Democrat told "The Weeknight" host, referring to provisions included in the massive spending and tax bill signed into law last month.

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