After Trump led Republicans into a futile shutdown to extract border wall funding from the Democrat-led House in January 2018, 48% of respondents blamed the president and Republicans for the shutdown, compared to 28% who faulted Democrats, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on Fox News Monday and accused Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of deliberately risking a government shutdown to appease the far-left wing of his party.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denied that pressure from the left-wing base of Democratic Party has urged him to pursue a government shutdown strategy.

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.

Democrats agree it's time to fight. Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram says “Democratic defections’ are a thorn in Chuck Schumer’s side as shutdown draws near on ‘Hannity.’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer deliberately plunged the country into a government shutdown in an effort to improve his standing with his party’s far-left flank and score political points against Republicans amid Democrats’ faltering poll numbers,