US President Joe Biden’s approval rating fell to a low of 40 percent as a result of inflation and his response to the conflict in Ukraine, a poll revealed today.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 54 percent of Americans disapprove of the performance of the president, whose Democratic Party is trying to retain control of Congress in upcoming November legislative elections.
Biden’s popularity began to slide in mid-August 2021, as deaths from Covid-19 surged and the US military faced what many are calling a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, where it had been for 20 years.
Although recent investigations indicated a favorable reception from the Americans to Washington’s attack against Moscow for its military operation in Ukraine, the same sanctions imposed by the White House against the Eurasian country curb the popularity of the chief executive.
The Biden administration, in an effort to cripple the Russian economy, sanctioned several Russian banks, revoked special trade status, cut off certain imports, attacked oligarchs and officials, and banned the purchase of oil from the Eurasian nation.
Gasoline prices have hit more than $4 a gallon in recent weeks, and that spike, along with other goods, is likely to pose a hurdle for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.
The conflict in Ukraine, exacerbated as analysts point out by the role of the US government and NATO, represents another extreme challenge internally for Biden, who took office in the face of the worst public health crisis in 100 years and has seen his approval ratings.
