Ashley Wenskoski, Senior
Monday, January 14th marks the twenty-fourth day of the current U.S. government shutdown, officially making it the longest stretch that the government has been partially inactive in history. On Monday morning, President Trump chose to take the approach of blaming Democrats for the closing, as they have not agreed to fund his proposed border wall along the southern border of the country. Trump proclaimed early Monday that he had been “waiting all weekend for them to get to work.” Trump gave quick commentary as he was leaving the snowed-in White House for a trip to New Orleans, claiming that he is “not looking to call a national emergency,” because solving the issue would be “simple.” He then continued to tweet about the issue, repeating his rhetoric by saying, “I’ve been waiting all weekend! Democrats must get to work now. Border must be secured!”
While Trump spent the infamous record-breaking day blaming his opposing political party, a recent poll by ABC News and The Washington Post cites that a majority (53%) of Americans hold Trump and congressional Republicans as responsible for the federal shutdown. Furthermore, only 24% of those interviewed in the poll backed Trump’s claims that there is a crisis at the border with Mexico, and an astounding 66% are in opposition to declaring a national emergency due to the issue. It will be interesting to see if the historical mark causes the shutdown to end any sooner.
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