Americans ‘aren’t buying’ Trump’s spin on chaotic government funding lapse: analysis

Despite President Donald Trump having persistently placed the blame on Democrats for the ongoing and widespread chaos seen at airports nationwide, Americans “aren’t buying” the president’s claims, an analysis published Wednesday in Zeteo found.

While most of the federal government remains funded, the Department of Homeland Security has been in a funding lapse since February after Democratic lawmakers refused to allocate money toward the agency without major reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.