Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt Schumer lashes out at Trump over 'blue states' remark: 'What a disgrace' MORE (D-N.Y.) blasted the Trump administration on Friday for floating a tax on Mexican imports to pay for the president's proposed border wall.

"The Wall is divisive [and] unnecessary," Schumer said on Twitter. "Law enforcement [and] border states’ leaders agree. It's a pointless burden on the American people."

He added in a statement that instead of Mexico paying for the wall, Trump and Republicans "would have the American middle class pay for the wall."

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"The costs for everything from groceries, to cars, to office supplies would go up by 20 [percent], making it harder for middle-class families to pay for things they need every day," Schumer said.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday floated a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico as a way to pay for the border wall. He subsequently walked back that statement, noting that it was an option but not set it in stone.

Trump has repeatedly pledged to make Mexico pay for the wall. He reiterated in an interview with ABC News this week that the Mexican government would pay the United States back for the border wall "absolutely, 100 percent," after taxpayers covered the initial costs.