While polls by leading American polling institutes in recent weeks and months show a decline in the popularity of US President Joe Biden among the people of his country, he told reporters yesterday (Wednesday) that he does not believe in polls.
According to the Hill website, Biden was responding to a question from a reporter for the American newspaper McClachie about how he wanted to regain the views of moderates and supporters of independent parties who voted for him in the 2020 election but are now dissatisfied with his performance. , said:
I do not believe in polls.
According to Gallup polls, Biden's popularity among independents has plummeted since entering the White House in 2021, from 61 percent when he entered the White House to 33 percent earlier this month. The current year (January 2022) has decreased.
Biden's popularity plummeted among the American people, according to Hill. , Rising inflation and irregular and chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in the summer of this year.
According to a Gallup poll, Biden finished his first year in office with an average of 48.9 percent, which is lower than the popularity of many other US presidents. Former US President Donald Trump has been more in the same period.
According to Gallup, only one former president, Trump, was less popular than Biden in his first year, with 38.4 percent of Americans approving of his performance. Satisfaction with former President Clinton was close to Biden satisfaction with 49.3% in his first year. After these two is Reagan, who was 57.1% popular in his first year in office.
Biden's comments about his popularity in polls by US pollsters were made during a news conference on Wednesday evening local time.
Reports indicate that Joe Biden addressed a range of issues during his two-hour news conference, including Russia, the Corona epidemic, inflation, Iran, and more.
The American weekly Newsweek also recently conducted a poll on Biden's performance, which showed that only four percent of Americans believe that the situation is very good.