More Americans Blame Trump, Republicans for Shutdown than Democrats, Survey Finds
A Washington Post poll shows 47% of Americans hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown amid disputes over health insurance subsidies.
- On Oct. 1 a Washington Post poll found 47% of U.S. adults blame President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress for the federal government shutdown after Congress missed the Sept. 30 deadline.
- Republican and Democratic leaders stalled after Congress failed to approve a spending package because Republicans refused to negotiate and Democrats demanded Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid cuts reversed.
- About 66% of Americans said they are concerned about the shutdown, and broken down by party, 67% of GOP-aligned voters blamed Democrats while 87% of Democrats blamed Trump and Republicans.
- The shutdown stretched into a second day Thursday with no deal, Senate votes set for Friday, and furloughed HHS and DOJ employees ordered to alter out-of-office messages.
- With competing labels from both parties, President Donald Trump and Republican websites called it the `Democrat shutdown` while Democrats labeled it the `Trump and Republican shutdown`, and late-September polls showed varied blame levels.
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Trump dials up shutdown pressure on Democrats
The Trump administration turned up the heat on congressional Democrats on Thursday, the second day of the first total government shutdown in 12 years, pressing the opposition to approve a stopgap funding measure or risk widespread cuts to the federal workforce. White House officials suggested to lawmakers and reporters on Wednesday that layoffs were “imminent” and would increase in concert with the length of the shutdown. President Donald Trump …
Trump Unites America – In Opposition to His Shutdown and His Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs
Now that Donald Trump has succeeded in implementing his government shutdown, the blame game in Washington D.C. has reached a fever pitch. Naturally, Democrats are blaming Republicans, and Republicans are blaming immigrants – and, oh yeah, Democrats. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky The Republican messaging is rife with flagrant lies about what Democrats want in order to pass the budget legislation. They…
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