Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he would consider funding for President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE's border wall if that's a "ransom" that the president wants in exchange for protecting recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

During an interview on MSNBC, Lieu talked about a sign he saw Saturday as people took to the streets in cities across the world for women’s marches.

“Let me tell you one of the greatest signs I saw in these amazing women's marches yesterday. It was a little child, and she was holding a sign that said, 'Build the wall and our generation will tear it down,' ” he said.

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“So, yes, I would consider funding for the wall if that's a ransom that Donald Trump wants.”

Lieu added that “we have no idea what the president wants.”

“Sen. [Charles] Schumer [D-N.Y.] said it's like negotiating with Jell-O. He's all over the place,” he said. “There's a huge lack of presidential leadership, and that's what we need right now. We need the Republicans to step up and end this shutdown.”

Another Democratic lawmaker said Saturday he’s ready to give Trump his signature border wall if Republicans will agree to new legal protections for "Dreamers."

“I’ll take a bucket, take bricks, and start building it myself,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) said.

“We will dirty our hands in order for the Dreamers to have a clean future in America.”

The immigration debate, including the wall, has been front and center in recent months after Trump rescinded DACA, an Obama-era program that protects certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The issue was a major factor contributing to the impasse that led to the government shutdown early Saturday morning.