Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wasted no time rejecting Donald Trump’s proposal for a “down payment” on a border wall as a condition to reopen the government.

Walking off the House floor, Pelosi said the proposal is “not a reasonable” one.

Pelosi to reporters: "Down payment" is a non starter. Has no idea what he wants. "I don't think he knows what he wants."

— Mike DeBonis (@mikedebonis) January 24, 2019

Earlier today Trump told reporters at the White House that he had a number of “alternatives” for reopening the government with funding for his border wall. Among them, he said, is demanding that Democrats agree to “some sort of pro-rated down payment on the wall.” He did not put a figure on the request.

“We have to have the wall,” Trump said.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer had huddled in the Capitol shortly before Trump spoke.

The Senate had just rejected two competing bills to reopen the government — one championed by Republicans and the other by Democrats — and the party leaders are searching for a path forward.

Trump, asked if he would support a hypothetical McConnell-Schumer compromise, was elusive.

“If they come to a reasonable agreement I would support it, yes,” he said.

The back-and-forth came on day 34 of the budget impasse, which has denied funding for roughly a quarter of the federal government, including the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump has insisted that any spending package include $5.7 billion for new construction of a wall on the U.S. Mexico border he’d promised voters during the 2016 campaign.

Democrats have countered with billions of dollars for border security measures — including stronger surveillance technologies, more immigration judges and new roads — but have rejected any funding for extending existing border walls.

WATCH:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says any potential Senate deal to end the government shutdown is “not reasonable” if it includes a down payment for President Trump’s border wall, CNN’s @mkraju reports from Capitol Hill. https://t.co/pIPPhTLhEl pic.twitter.com/RqrIO42HIP

— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) January 24, 2019