# Chris Van Hollen floats using government shutdown threat to force Trump to end Iran war

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chris-van-hollen-floats-using-government-shutdown-threat-to-force-trump-to-end-iran-war/
- Published: 2026-11-13T18:16:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:43:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/chris-van-hollen-floats-using-government-shutdown-threat-force-trump-end-iran-war
- Topics: Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Van Hollen floated a shutdown threat to pressure Trump over Iran.
- Congress faces a government funding deadline on 11 December.
- The proposal comes amid a challenge to Schumer’s leadership.

## Summary

Sen Chris Van Hollen has proposed using the threat of a government shutdown to pressure President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran. He framed the idea as a way for Democrats to act before a 11 December funding deadline, arguing that the public wants the war ended and prices brought down.

Van Hollen said Congress could withhold money for the war, leaving Trump to choose between ending it and shutting down government agencies. He acknowledged the president could instead allow a shutdown. The proposal comes as Van Hollen challenges Chuck Schumer to lead Senate Democrats after their party won back the chamber in the 2026 midterms; some senators, including Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin, have said they will not support Schumer.

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