White House counselor Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Elizabeth ConwayGeorge Conway hits Trump on 9/11 anniversary: 'The greatest threat to the safety and security of Americans' Juan Williams: Swamp creature at the White House Oversight Democrats press for probe into possible Hatch Act violations MORE argued Wednesday that 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 was able to shift the debate with his prime-time speech on border security and preemptively attacked polling that would show otherwise.

"He does feel that way and I agree he did," Conway told Fox News's "America's Newsroom" when asked if the president had made any progress with his Oval Office remarks.

"And I know there will be some phony-baloney polling question constructions … to show that it didn’t move the needle, America’s against the wall, et cetera, so watch the way those polling questions are formed," she added.

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Conway, who was a Republican pollster before working on the Trump campaign and in the administration, went on to criticize Democrats over their "anemic" and "partisan" response to the president's speech.

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Neither Trump nor Democrats broke any new ground in their comments Tuesday night, with both sides repeating talking points and further entrenching themselves in the debate over the president's proposed southern border wall.

Trump has demanded more than $5 billion for the structure, arguing it is needed to have adequate border security. Democrats have offered $1.3 billion for other border security measures, such as technology and personnel increases, but have given no money for the wall.

The disagreement has been at the center of a partial government shutdown that has lasted 19 days and counting.

Trump will host congressional leaders from both parties at the White House on Wednesday, then will travel to the border on Thursday. He indicated that he will declare a national emergency to direct construction of the wall if he is not able to reach an agreement with Democrats.

Polls have increasingly shown that Americans blame Trump for the partial government shutdown. The president in December said he'd be "proud" to shut down the government over border security.