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Afghanistan: Joe Biden approval drops to lowest point after Taliban takeover
- Only 46 per cent of American adults polled approved of the US president’s performance in office, a 7 percentage point drop
- Approval of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan is even lower than that of George W. Bush, who was vilified by members of his own party for invading the country
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating dropped by 7 percentage points and hit its lowest level so far as the US-backed Afghan government collapsed over the weekend in an upheaval that sent thousands of civilians and Afghan military allies fleeing for their safety, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The national opinion poll, conducted on Monday, found that 46 per cent of American adults approved of Biden’s performance in office, the lowest recorded in weekly polls that started when Biden took office in January.
It is also down from the 53 per cent who felt the same way in a similar Reuters/Ipsos poll that ran on Friday.
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Biden’s popularity dropped as the Taliban brushed aside Afghan forces and entered the capital, Kabul, wiping away two decades of US military presence that cost trillions of taxpayer dollars and thousands of American lives.
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Biden defends US withdrawal after Taliban seizes Afghanistan
Biden defends US withdrawal after Taliban seizes Afghanistan
However, a majority of both Republican and Democratic voters said the chaos was a sign that the United States should leave.
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