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.

  • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    the actual budget is passed, they know exactly how much is meant for each agency. What’s been held up is actually putting that money in the account and authotizing the spending of it

    wow that’s actually wildly fucked

    failure to fully fund the government would be seen as a sign of weakness in the government

    in australia it’s not just a sign of weakness, it’s the end of your government. if you fail to pass a budget, basically the governor general (the crowns representative in australia) dismisses the government, appoints an interim government, and fresh elections are called as soon as possible

    there are a few more options than this, but they all kinda amount to the same thing