President Joe Biden has established a significant historical milestone, albeit not one that he or his administration and campaign can take pride in.
As per Gallup, Biden’s approval rating currently stands at a mere 38.7 percent, marking the lowest point for a president’s first term in the nation’s history since the polling firm commenced its survey, as reported by the Washington Times.
“None of the other nine presidents elected to their first term since Dwight Eisenhower had a lower 13th-quarter average than Biden,” Gallup said, referring to the period between Jan. 20 and April 19.
“From a broader historical perspective, Biden’s most recent quarterly average ranks 277th out of 314 presidential quarters in Gallup records dating to 1945.
“That puts it in the bottom 12% of all presidential quarters.”
During the same timeframe of their presidencies, former President George H.W. Bush holds the second-lowest rating at 41.8%, followed by former Presidents Obama at 45.9%, and Trump at 46.8%, as reported by the Times, referencing Gallup’s data. Biden’s approval rating has been declining for several months now, but it faced another blow, particularly among Democrat voters, due to his stance on Israel following a sudden and devastating attack by the