Opinion writerPresident Trump is getting slammed by Democrats and some Republicans for foreign policy blunders, a needless government shutdown and removing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis two months before his resignation was to take effect. Voters not only blame Trump for the shutdown; they also think he’ll never get his wall:Forty-three percent of registered voters said Trump was mostly to blame for the shutdown, compared with roughly one-third who blamed Democrats and 7 percent who chose Republicans in Congress. Seventy-three percent of Democrats and a 41 percent plurality of independents blamed Trump for the shutdown, while about two-thirds of Republican voters said Democrats were mostly to blame. A plurality (43 percent) blame Trump and the Republicans, while only 23 percent blame Democrats, and 30 percent say they are equally to blame. And if we fall into a recession, 42 percent are ready to blame Trump, compared with only 14 percent who would blame congressional Democrats.

Source: Washington Post December 27, 2018 17:32 UTC