Sen. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (D-Ill.) on Sunday said it would be "the height of irresponsibility" for President Trump to allow the government to shut down over funding for the proposed wall along the Mexican border.

“That would be the height of irresponsibility,” Durbin told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Durbin said Trump does not want a government shutdown to “define” his first 100 days in office.

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White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney on Friday offered Democrats concessions on ObamaCare payments in exchange for border wall funding. But the office of Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt Schumer lashes out at Trump over 'blue states' remark: 'What a disgrace' MORE (D-N.Y.) instantly rejected Mulvaney’s proposal.

Congress must pass legislation to continue funding the government by the end of the week in order to avoid a government shutdown.

Durbin on Sunday called the border wall an “outlandish proposal,” adding that the United States cannot afford it.

“I hope the president will back off,” said Durbin.