A growing number of Americans blame Trump for shutdown: Reuters-Ipsos poll
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A growing proportion of Americans blame President Donald Trump for a partial government shutdown that will cut off paychecks to federal workers this week, though Republicans mostly support his refusal to approve a budget without taxpayer dollars for the U.S.-Mexico border wall, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
The national opinion poll, which ran from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, found that 51 percent of adults believe Trump deserves most of the blame for the shutdown, which entered its 18th day on Tuesday. That is up 4 percentage points from a similar poll that ran from Dec. 21 to 25.
Another 32 percent blame congressional Democrats for the shutdown and 7 percent blame congressional Republicans, according to the poll. Those percentages are mostly unchanged from the previous poll.
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It also found that only 35 percent of adults in the United States support a congressional spending bill that includes funding for the wall, and 25 percent support Trumps decision to keep the government closed until Congress approves funding for the wall.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown-poll/a-growing-number-of-americans-blame-trump-for-shutdown-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1P223U
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Great job, Pres Turd!
Joe Nation
(963 posts)Without the unrestricted money pouring into politics, we never would have elected this tangerine scrotum sack in the first place.
Yeehah
(4,589 posts)The disastrous judge-made law of Citizens United must be reversed.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)isn't actually responsible for the shutdown.
In the seventies, they bought Pet Rocks. In the 21st century, they vote. Dammit.
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)I mean, who else?
yuiyoshida
(41,835 posts)"well, duh!" ..
Trump really is an idiot, or as I like to call him, "baka yaro" バカ野郎。
DownriverDem
(6,231 posts)when are we going to get rid of trump? Him having the nuclear codes scares the hell out of me.
Chakaconcarne
(2,460 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)Looks like no matter what, 26 - 33% of voters (conservatives) don't like democrats even when presented with overwhelming evidence and admission of "shutdown ownership" by turd-bird tRump. No matter what, they're politically motivated to choose wrong over right.
EFF them!
BumRushDaShow
(129,339 posts)Their Republican leader in the Senate is the one BLOCKING any legislation to open the government and that amounts to extortion.
llmart
(15,550 posts)he's going to have to spread some real bullshit tonight knowing these numbers.
I think most people will tune him out. I think other than his "base" which is dwindling each day, the rest of us have Trump fatigue.
SpankMe
(2,963 posts)All Americans - not most Americans - should blame Trump for the shutdown because - HE EXPLICITLY SAID IT WAS HIS SHUTDOWN!
Sheesh!
rpannier
(24,333 posts)Congress, the Republican dominated Congress in December, passed a budget to keep the government open and trump vetoed it.
There is only one person to blame
caballojm
(272 posts)32% of Americans are abject morons.
rpannier
(24,333 posts)Congress passed a budget (albeit temporary) and dimwit vetoed it
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)He admitted that he shut it down and said he would take full responsibility - just before he blamed the Democrats, that is.
Then he said he would make it last months, or even years.
He is entirely to blame for the shutdown.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,136 posts)He is responsible.