Ben Sasse approached to head Heritage Foundation

By Naomi Lim

Published August 2, 2017 12:08am ET

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Sen. Ben Sasse has reportedly been approached to lead the Heritage Foundation in a move that could signal efforts by the conservative think tank to distance itself from its pro-Trump past.

Sasse, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014, was a strident critic of President Trump’s during the 2016 elections and gained national attention for refusing to vote for both Trump and Hillary Clinton last November.

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