One thing that could spare Donald Trump any lasting damage: if the shutdown remains brief. “Unfortunately, a Trump shutdown would be a perfect encapsulation of the chaos he’s unleashed on our government,” Schumer said. The White House walked back that tweet later in the day, saying Trump would in fact support the bill. The poll was conducted Monday through Thursday, before House Republicans passed stopgap legislation that would fund the government for another 30 days. Even some conservative House Republicans expressed doubt that their party would be able to pin blame for a shutdown on Democrats.

Source: Mint January 20, 2018 16:18 UTC