More Americans blame Trump, GOP for shutdown: Washington Post poll

(The Hill) — A new poll released on Thursday found more Americans are blaming President Trump and GOP lawmakers in Congress than Democrats as the government shutdown hits the one-month marker.  

The Washington Post-ABC survey found that 45 percent of U.S. adults say the president and Republicans are to blame for the federal shuttering while 33 percent of survey respondents say they blame Democrats.

Twenty-two percent of participants said they were not sure who to hold responsible for the shutdown.

One Republican strategist previously told The Hill the president has shown no sign of reversing course amid the closure as most of his agenda remains intact.

“He gets to still run the government,” the strategist said. “He’s getting to do all the things he wants to do anyway. Deportations haven’t slowed. The Donald Trump agenda is still being carried out. He’s not hurt by this from an agenda standpoint.”

Members of the House, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), have pushed for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the lower chamber back in session, but the leader has not budged. 

“The White House has no incentive to fold,” the source close to Trump World said. “Congressional Republicans might. But the White House certainly doesn’t.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) offered to hold a vote on health care subsidies in exchange for Democrats’ support on a stopgap bill. However, House Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said party members would need more than a verbal agreement to move forward. 

Seventy-five percent of surveyed Americans say they are concerned about the shutdown. Twenty-five percent of U.S. adults have said they aren’t worried about the closure, which was at the 28-day mark at the time of the survey.

The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted online with 2,725 U.S. adults from Oct. 24 to 28. The margin of error is 1.9 percentage points.