Rep. Walter Jones Walter Beaman JonesExperts warn Georgia's new electronic voting machines vulnerable to potential intrusions, malfunctions Georgia restores 22,000 voter registrations after purge Stacey Abrams group files emergency motion to stop Georgia voting roll purge MORE (R-N.C.) said that President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE should considering tapping into his personal funds to help pay for a wall along the southern border.

“If Mexico isn’t going to be made to pay for a wall, that means funds must be found internally,” Walter said in a statement Friday.

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“As a wealthy man, the president might consider pledging some of his own funds as well. Whatever it takes, just so long as we don’t add to the debt that is bankrupting our great country.”

Trump has called for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border since his campaign for president. He has demanded that a new spending bill in Congress include $5 billion for the structure, which Democrats oppose.

The disagreement between Republicans and Democrats over funding led to a government shutdown that began on Dec. 22.

Jones and other Republican lawmakers have agreed with Trump that a wall would help stem illegal immigration. But he said the government needs a “fiscally responsible plan” for the structure.

“America’s national debt is nearly $22 trillion. Next year our annual deficit is projected to top $1 trillion. We can’t afford to keep financing the provision of government services by borrowing more and more money. It’s morally irresponsible and it’s got to stop,” Jones said.

Jones also suggested that slashing funds allocated for things such as military operations in Afghanistan could help pay for a wall. He added that cutting "wasteful federal spending" would help fund the project as well.