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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in New York

‘Leaders lead during crises’, White House says, as Biden polling plummets

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the US response to the escalation on the Ukraine-Russian border during a speech in the East Room on Thursday.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the US response to the escalation on the Ukraine-Russian border during a speech in the East Room on Thursday. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA

Two days ahead of his first State of the Union address, with war raging in Ukraine and inflation rising at home, Joe Biden’s approval rating hit a new low in a major US poll.

The survey from the Washington Post and ABC News put Biden’s approval rating at 37%. The fivethirtyeight.com poll average pegs his approval rating at 40.8% overall.

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