Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) compared President Donald Trump's governing style to a notorious Nazi jurist during an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett on Tuesday.

Khanna joined Burnett on her show, "OutFront," to discuss Trump's decision to bailout Argentina with a $20 billion currency swap with the country's central bank and the impact of the government shutdown on American households. Khanna said Trump has presented a "clear view" of governance, one that seems closely aligned with Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt.

"He helps his friends, and he punishes his enemies," Khanna said of Trump's governing style. "It's sort of the Carl Schmitt philosophy of politics, and there's nothing more to it."

Schmitt was a renowned political theorist who is most known for his critiques of liberalism and democracy. Schmitt once argued that "deceptive" democratic procedures should be replaced by a "charismatic leader" who works on behalf of a "homogeneous" people and nation, according to an analysis of Schmitt's works in the political journal, American Affairs.

Khanna suggested that Trump has deceived his voters during his second term since he has yet to fulfill a key campaign promise.

"He sold the American people on lowering prices on day one," Khanna said. "He sold the American people that he's a business guy, that he's going to get the economy moving, and he's done nothing for America's farmers. Grocery prices are up.

"You know what I would do with that $20 billion? I would give that money to the American people who have had a 26% increase in coffee tariffs and coffee prices because of the irrational tariffs on coffee," he continued. "He's made food prices go up. He's hurting America's farmers, and then he's giving the money away to Argentina. We're adding insult to injury by then taking the business away from American farmers and selling it to China."