One of President Donald Trump’s attorneys general is speaking out in support of the president after major changes made their way to Washington, D.C. this week, as The Hill reported.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr backed Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. metropolitan area police, saying that Trump is “right on the money.”

Barr made his comments during a recent appearance on Fox News, refuting the comments by Democratic lawmakers who have slammed Trump’s decision.

Among the naysayers is Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who took to social media saying that “Trump’s raw authoritarian power grab in DC is part of a growing national crisis. He’s playing dictator in our nation’s capital as a dress rehearsal as he pushes democracy to the brink. This assault on freedom is exactly why we’ve fought for DC statehood & to give DC control of its National Guard.”

Barr’s Take

Barr pushed back against the criticizims, saying “I think the president’s right on the money, and I think Judge Pirro laid out the case very well, and I’m glad she’s there, because she has the right idea of what needs to be done in this town,” Barr said in refrence to recently appointed U.S. attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro.

“As far as crime is concerned, the crime levels are much too high. If it was a state, it would have the highest murder rate in the — in the country. It competes to be the capi — or the crime capital of the country, not the capital of this great republic, among St. Louis and Memphis and Chicago in terms of the violence.

“That’s not good enough. This place belongs to the American people, it’s a symbol of our country, and we have to keep it safe,” Barr added during an appearance on Fox News’s “America Reports.”

The Takeover

Earlier this week, the president announced that he would move to take over the District of Columbia. That would entail the federal government taking control of the D.C. police department and the deployment of the National Guard to battle crime.

The president made the order on Monday that federal law enforcement officers will now patrol the city streets, and for at least the next week, in order to help eradicate violent crime.

U.S. Park Police will lead the federal presence, which will include federal law enforcement from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, as well as divisions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other agencies.

“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people, and we’re not going to let it happen anymore. We’re not going to take it,” the president said.