
Nevada Sen. Dean Heller asked President Donald Trump not to allow a government shutdown ahead of November midterm elections. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Viewed by political analysts as the most vulnerable Republican incumbent approaching midterm elections, Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada can ill afford a government shutdown in the fall.
That’s why, according to Politico, Heller implored President Donald Trump to avoid shutting the government down over the border wall when government funding runs out on Sept. 30.
“We’ll see what happens,” Trump told Heller during a meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, not providing Heller with the assurance he was looking for.
“As I told the President yesterday, we should not be debating a government shutdown in September,” Heller said in a statement. “Congress needs to do its job now and get the government funded before we break in August.”