Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman raised eyebrows among other members of his party earlier this month when had dinner with President Donald Trump.

While Fetterman refused to spill any details about the meeting during a recent interview, the Democratic lawmaker did go over topics on which he and the president agree. 

Democrat co-sponsored Laken Riley Act

One of them is the need to secure America's southern border and deport criminal aliens, something which came up when he spoke to ABC News on Wednesday.

"I mean, they're entitled to their opinions and their views. And I believe as someone that's very, very pro-immigration, as I have been consistently, that we can be very pro-immigration and we should need a secure border," Fetterman said.

"And if those people that have a criminal record or people that are actively engaging in criminal behavior, I don't know why it's controversial that those people should, should, they need to go," he added.

ABC News noted how Fetterman co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act, a piece of legislation which was named for slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

Fetterman agrees border crisis is an emergency

The bill, which passed on Thursday, directs  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to detain illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.

ABC News also asked Fetterman for his thoughts on Trump decision's to declare a state of emergency regarding the border shortly after taking office.

"Well, I think if 300,000 people were showing up on the border, as they were during a month, not that long ago, I think it's important that we create a secure border. And that's really pretty much where we are," the senator said.

However, Fetterman was quick to shut down any suggestion that he might be ready to leave the Democratic party, saying the idea "was never, that was never part of any conversation."

"I'm going to remain a Democrat"

"And if you want to choose to respond to some weird things that you might read online, that's your, that's up to you. But that's not any part of any conversation I've ever considered," he stressed.

Fetterman stressed that same point earlier in the interview, stating, "I am a Democrat and I'm going to remain a Democrat."

"So there's many of [Trump's] ideals that I don't agree with. But that's pretty much how it works here," Fetterman went on to add.

The senator's remarks echoed previous comments he made to Semafor, telling the website that he "would make a pretty bad Republican."