President Biden’s management of the troop withdrawal changed opinion of his handling of the crisis, of his presidency, and his ability to handle crises in general. In this poll — conducted as the Taliban took complete control of the country — more disapprove (42%) of President Biden’s handling of Afghanistan than approve (32%). In April, when President Biden promulgated his withdrawal plan, opinion of the President’s performance handling Afghanistan was different: 41% approved then, 35% did not.
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The President’s image has been hurt in other ways. This week, his overall job approval rating has dropped to 44%, his lowest rating yet. The same percentage (44%) disapprove.
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