Nearly half say Trump and GOP are responsible for the shutdown, the poll finds.

Thursday marks the 30th day of the federal government shutdown and the American public has grown more concerned about the shutdown throughout the month and more disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling the federal government, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.

More Americans blame Trump and the Republicans in Congress than the Democrats for the shutdown, the poll finds.

  • humanamerican@lemmy.zip
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    10 hours ago
    • Both parties throughout the 20th century have supported giving away Congressional power to declare war.
    • Kennedy bombed Vietnam without Congressional approval and tried to overthrow Castro without congressional approval. Democrats in Congress didn’t do much to try to stop him.
    • Obama set the precedent of assassinating American citizens with drones, again without Congressional approval or a declaration of war.

    These are just a few examples off the top of my head. There are plenty more. Its an issue the duopoly agrees on.