President Biden has done less to improve national defense, immigration and the federal debt than any of his three predecessors in the White House, according to a new survey of U.S. voters.
a Gallup poll A poll last month found that Americans ranked Biden, 82, worse on key foreign and domestic policy indicators, even though the lame-duck president often uses superlatives to describe his administration. It turns out he ranks it far below Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and President George W. Bush.
“I have assembled one of the most talented foreign policy teams in American history,” Biden said of his efforts in a speech at the State Department on Monday.
“I believe we are leaving the economy with the best economy in the world and stronger than ever for all Americans,” he said at the White House on Friday.
However, when it comes to defense and military, Biden's net negative rating was -19%, lower than Trump (+25%), Obama (-9%), and Bush (+3%).
Four out of 10 Americans say the U.S. is in a national defense position under the Biden administration, which ordered a failed U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and allowed a Chinese reconnaissance balloon to fly across the continental United States before being shot down. I think I lost it.
Additionally, a whopping 51% of Americans said they felt Mr. Biden was going backwards on immigration, compared to Mr. Bush (-37%), Mr. Trump (-19%) and Mr. Obama (-18%). %), there were far fewer similar opinions.
“Look, let's think about the border. When I became president, that number went down significantly,” Biden told reporters earlier this month, adding that the number of immigrants crossing the border into the United States increased sharply during his first three years as president, New record high by the end of 2023.
Only 13% of respondents felt immigration has improved under the current commander-in-chief.
But a majority of respondents to the Gallup poll believe Mr. Biden is in the worst position to deal with the federal debt, which exceeds $36 trillion.
Biden scored -56% on how he handled the federal debt, worse than Obama's -36% and Trump's -45%. The survey conducted after Bush took office did not ask about the federal debt.
The only area in which the outgoing president received a net positive rating was on “the situation of gays, lesbians, and transgender people'' at 16%, far lower than President Obama's 52% positive rating. Meanwhile, President Trump received a 4% positive rating for his progress toward LGBT Americans.
In terms of America's standing in the world and the economy, Biden (-32%) is ahead of Bush (-57%), the latter of whom left office during the 2008 financial crisis.
Although the 46th president's crime rating was barely higher than President Obama's, the 44th president's net negative rating was -35% compared to Biden's -32%.
President Trump's crime rating was -13%, the highest of the past four presidents.
Mr. Biden, who has spent 48 of the past 52 years in public office, will leave the White House on January 20, when Mr. Trump, 78, will be sworn in as president.
The survey comes after another Gallup poll found that more than half of Americans believe Biden will go down in history as a “poor” to “below average” commander-in-chief. It took place a week later.
A Gallup poll released Jan. 7 found that 37% expect Biden to be seen as a “below average” president, while 17% expect the 82-year-old commander-in-chief to be “poor.” ''He will be remembered as a leader.'' us.
Only 6% of American adults said Biden would go down in history as an “outstanding” president, while 13% thought his accomplishments were considered “above average.”
Another 26% said Biden will go down in history as just an “average” president.
