Doesn’t look great for President Trump and Congressional Republicans as they refuse to reopen government and end the Trump shutdown.
Washington Post/ABC Poll: “By a wide margin, more Americans blame President Trump and Republicans in Congress than congressional Democrats for the now record-breaking government shutdown, and most reject the president’s assertion that there is an illegal-immigration crisis on the southern border…”
CNN Poll: “Amid the longest government shutdown in US history, a majority say Donald Trump bears more responsibility for it than the Democrats in Congress, and the President's disapproval rating has climbed five points since last month...”
After the President made comments like these, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the majority of Americans are holding him responsible for the Trump shutdown.
Washington Post/ABC Poll: “By a wide margin, more Americans blame President Trump and Republicans in Congress than congressional Democrats for the now record-breaking government shutdown, and most reject the president’s assertion that there is an illegal-immigration crisis on the southern border…”
- 53% of Americans say President Trump and the Republicans are to blame for the shutdown.
- By more than 2-1 (66% to 31%), Americans oppose President Trump invoking an emergency to build a border wall.
CNN Poll: “Amid the longest government shutdown in US history, a majority say Donald Trump bears more responsibility for it than the Democrats in Congress, and the President's disapproval rating has climbed five points since last month...”
- 55% of the public blame President Trump for the shutdown.
- The President's approval rating stands at 37% approve to 57% disapprove, with disapproval rising by five points since December.
- 56% of American voters say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are responsible for the shutdown.
- 59% say that a border wall is not a good use of taxpayer dollars.
- 55% say that a border wall would not make the U.S. safer.
- 59 % say that a border wall is not necessary to protect the border.
- 52% say that a border wall is against American values.
- About 7-in-10 Americans say the government shutdown is going to hurt the country.
- 51% of Americans said President Trump "deserves most of the blame."
After the President made comments like these, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the majority of Americans are holding him responsible for the Trump shutdown.
“…I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it... I will take the mantle of shutting down.”
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