Americans increasingly are blaming President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE for the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday.

The poll found that 51 percent of adults surveyed believe Trump “deserves most of the blame” for the shutdown, which entered its third week on Tuesday.

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The figure is up 4 percentage points from a similar poll conducted Dec. 21 to 25. The government entered a partial shutdown on Dec. 22.

According to the poll, 32 percent of those surveyed blame Democrats in Congress for the shutdown, while 7 percent blamed their Republican counterparts.

About one-quarter of the government entered a partial shutdown on Dec. 22 amid an impasse between lawmakers and the White House over President Trump's demand for billions of dollars in funding for his proposed U.S.–Mexico border wall.

A poll last week from The Hill-HarrisX revealed only 22 percent of registered voters surveyed blamed Democrats for the shutdown, while 42 percent said President Trump was to blame.

Trump announced on Monday that he would address the U.S. from the Oval Office about the current standoff over funding for his U.S.-Mexico border wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.) and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerDemocrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise Pelosi, Schumer 'encouraged' by Trump call for bigger coronavirus relief package Schumer, Sanders call for Senate panel to address election security MORE (N.Y.) will deliver a joint response on Tuesday night following the president's prime-time address.

The dueling speeches come on the 18th day of the partial shutdown.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 2,203 adults between Jan. 1 and 7, 722 of whom identified as Republicans, while 867 identified as Democrats. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.