Article snippet: The survey, from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News, showed approval for Trump, weeks into the shutdown of about a quarter of the federal government, was exactly the same as when it started. The poll, conducted over a four-day period that ended on Jan. 23 — two days before Trump signed a three-week continuing resolution to reopen the government until Feb. 15 with no funding for his planned wall along the U.S. border with Mexico — showed Trump’s support levels did not change from before the shutdown began. “Mr. Trump’s approval rating was at 43% in a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, with 54% disapproving of his job performance,” the Wall Street Journal’s Michael Bender wrote. “That was the same mark as in a December survey taken 10 days before the start of the shutdown. The latest survey was conducted over a four-day period that ended Jan. 23, two days before Mr. Trump backed off his demand for border wall funding in what was widely viewed as a victory for congressional Democrats.” Trump had been coasting through the shutdown, at least until Friday, with hardly any political repercussions. But Republicans on Capitol Hill, perturbed by reports of airport delays due to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers slow-walking flights as the shutdown dragged on since before Christmas, pressured Trump to take a deal that ended it at least for now. Pundits and political prognosticators blamed Trump for the shutdown, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gloated o... Link to the full article to read more