“My family is more Democratic, but right now I kind of blame Democrats, because that’s who we’re waiting on.”Toyoua Jackson, a 39-year-old factory worker in Dayton, blamed President Donald Trump for the shutdown. She pointed to GOP cuts to health care spending. Finger-pointing in WashingtonAs the blame game unfolds in Washington, Americans’ views of what’s happening — and who is at fault — are still evolving. That poll largely echoed others conducted before the shutdown that found the public was generally more likely to fault Republicans than Democrats. The shutdown, Turner said, is the fault of “dumb politicians and a dumb president.”The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.