Pro-Trump group to pull ads attacking Sen. Dean Heller

Published June 27, 2017 10:55pm ET



A group created to support President Trump’s policies decided Tuesday to pull an advertising campaign aimed at highlighting Republican Sen. Dean Heller’s opposition to the GOP healthcare plan in his home state of Nevada.

America First Policies scrapped the seven-figure ad buy after vowing earlier this week to move ahead with the cable and digital campaign regardless of whether Heller shifted his position on the Obamacare repeal measure.A source familiar with the group’s plans confirmed the decision to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. “America First Policies is pleased to learn that Senator Dean Heller has decided to come back to the table to negotiate with his colleagues on the Senate bill,” said Erin Montgomery, the group’s communications director. “We have pulled the ads we released earlier today in Nevada, and we remain hopeful that Senator Heller and his colleagues can agree on what the American people already know: that repealing and replacing Obamacare must happen for America to move forward and be great again.”

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