Voters’ view of former President Donald Trump’s presidency improved nine points after President Joe Biden assumed office, a New York Times/Siena poll found Saturday.

Under Biden, costs soared nearly 20 percent across the board, wars broke out in the Middle East and Ukraine, the U.S. experienced the deadly Afghanistan withdrawal, and over 1.7 million known “gotaways” (illegal aliens) entered the country.

• 42 percent said Trump’s tenure was “mostly good for America,” compared to only 25 percent for Biden.
• More voters (up 11 points) regard Trump as a “safe choice” than previously viewed in 2016.
• More voters (up 10 points) approve of his handling of the economy.
• More voters (up 9 points) think Trump left the country better off.
• More voters (up 8 points) approve of Trump’s handling of maintaining law and order.

Forty-three percent of respondents voted for Biden in 2020, while only 36 percent voted for Trump.

The poll sampled 1,059 registered voters from April 7-11 with a 3.7 point margin of error.