California Rep. Ted Lieu (D) is mocking requests for funding President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's proposed border wall with Mexico, saying the only way he'd even support a border wall it is "if Russia pays for it."

"The only way I will vote to fund the stupid border wall idea of [Donald Trump] is if Russia pays for it," Lieu tweeted.

The only way I will vote to fund the stupid border wall idea of @realDonaldTrump is if Russia pays for it. https://t.co/2PcdrDCCpp — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 22, 2017

While campaigning, Trump repeatedly said that Mexico would pay for his proposed border wall. Mexico has said it would not foot the bill for such a wall.

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Earlier this year Trump submitted a supplemental budget to Congress that requested roughly $1.5 billion to help build the border wall.

Lieu's remark came after Trump's budget chief Mick Mulvaney said Friday that the White House was offering Democrats money for key ObamaCare payments in exchange for funding for the president's proposed border wall.

Mulvaney said during a Bloomberg Live interview that the Trump administration would offer $1 in insurance company reimbursements known as cost-sharing reduction (CSR) for every $1 in funding for the wall.

The ObamaCare payments offset costs for insurers who cover its low-income enrollees.