The Biden administration comes to an end on January 20. Joe Biden joins Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush on the list of single-term presidents in the modern era. So, how will the Biden presidency be remembered?
His average job approval rating of 42% across his term suggests he would be ranked well below average by the US public right now. He was rated at 39% in December – exactly the same as his predecessor Donald Trump’s rating just before he left office.
But in many ways, Biden’s rating is a better representation of the political schism in the US, rather than an unbiased assessment of his performance in the office. So, what did he get right?