“The Democrats now own the shutdown!” President Donald Trump tweeted out on Friday morning. The assertion made by the president, hours before a midnight…
“The Democrats now own the shutdown!” President Donald Trump tweeted out on Friday morning.
The assertion made by the president, hours before a midnight funding deadline is set to be reached that would shut down the federal government, is not exactly true. Polling indicates that a majority of American citizens don’t believe that Democrats would be to blame if a shutdown occurred — just 31 percent believe that, in fact, according to polling conducted by Politico/Morning Consult.
Meanwhile, 41 percent say the blame would lie at Trump’s feet, while another 10 percent would solely blame Republicans for the shutdown.
The issue of whether we should fund the government or not is a pretty obvious one: leaders in Congress absolutely should pass a funding measure that would keep the government open.
