6 Months in Office, How Biden's Approval Rating Stacks Up Against Trump's
BY JENNI FINK
President Joe Biden has reached the six-month mark of his time in the Oval Office on Tuesday. While his approval lags behind that of former President Barack Obama's, Biden is more appealing to voters than former President Donald Trump
The economy and immigration were at the forefront of voters' minds six months into Trump's first term, and the same is true for Biden. Two signature issues of his campaign and presidency, Trump has berated the Biden administration since leaving office for dismantling his policies. However, polling shows Republicans generally approved of Biden more than Democrats who sided Trump.
Six months into his first term, Biden has an overall approval rating of 53 percent, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. That includes about 88 percent of Democrats and 17 percent of Republicans.
At the same point in Trump's presidency, Reuters/Ipsos polling found he had an overall approval rating of 38 percent, with only 10 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of Republicans on his side.
Biden also had a leg up on Trump when it comes to independent voters. While 52 percent of them approved of Biden's job performance, only 26 percent backed Trump at the same point in his presidency.
It's common for the economy to be a top issue for voters, and Americans have similar views of how Biden and Trump tackled the issue halfway through their first year in office. Both men only received a 48 percent approval rating on their handling of the economy at that particular juncture of their presidential term.
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Biden is no comparison. Trump is as far above Biden as humans are above the amoeba.