For the first time, people blamed the president over Congress for a government shutdown

Who do you think is more to blame for this partial shutdown … ?

President

Congress

Both

President

Trump

53%

50%

50%

47%

44%

43%

40

37%

33%

32%

30

31%

27%

26%

25%

23%

20

16%

13%

10

0

January

2019

October

2013

January

1996

November

1995

October

1995

President

Congress

Both

President

Trump

50%

25

0

January

2019

October

2013

January

1996

November

1995

October

1995

President

Congress

Both

President

Trump

50%

25

0

Jan.

2019

Oct.

2013

Jan.

1996

Nov.

1995

Oct.

1995

Notes

The poll was in the field before President Trump announced an agreement on Friday to temporarily end the shutdown.