Staff Reports
The Biden presidency is drawing to a close, and it seems the American people are giving the outgoing president a pretty rough send-off. As he prepares to bid adieu, he might want to invest in a sturdy pair of shoes—the reviews on his tenure are not just “bad,” they’re downright cringeworthy. Polling data indicates that the majority of Americans are dismayed by how Biden has conducted the nation’s affairs, leading many to wonder if he should’ve just taken a permanent vacation after the 2020 election.
In a survey conducted by the Associated Press, opinions of Biden’s one-term presidency culminated in negative sentiment that would make even the most fervent Trump critic blush. A mere quarter of Americans deemed Biden a “good” or “great” president, with fewer than 10% claiming he was “great.” To put it humorously, if Biden were a student, he’d be heading home with a solid F, looking for solace in a flavorless tub of ice cream and a long Netflix marathon. The comparisons to Trump and Obama may come as a surprise to the Biden camp, but they’re as real as political fiction gets. The current data suggests Biden’s reputation has plummeted lower than Trump’s approval ratings during the January 6th dust-up.
If you bothered to listen to his blathering exit speech, you’ll know that America has been in massive decline with Joe at the helm:
How Bad Are Joe Biden's Ratings As He Prepares to Leave Office? This Bad. https://t.co/6tOnek1j0A
— Crust7878 (@Crust7878) January 14, 2025
The despairing opinion of Biden isn’t confined to conservatives; even members of his own party have concluded that his presidency falls somewhere between “meh” and “mediocre.” Reports indicate a growing disappointment among African American and Hispanic voters—groups that historically leaned Democratic—who are now leaning toward Trump, as the 2024 election demonstrated. Their shift in sentiment could be interpreted as a resounding “No thanks!” to a president who seems more interested in tweeting than in addressing the very real issues facing everyday Americans.
Biden’s self-congratulatory claims of having a new playbook for economic recovery might elicit a chuckle, if not an outright groan. “Middle-out” and “bottom-up” economics sounds much nicer than the reality of rising inflation, higher gas prices, and an overall feeling of economic malaise. Meanwhile, Biden’s National Security Advisor claims Americans are safer today than four years ago, raising eyebrows everywhere from the left to the right. If only there was a method to gauge this safety, perhaps in the form of voting? But polls show, unsurprisingly, that while Biden remains locked in his bubble of delusion, many Americans disagree with this rosy assessment.
In one of his more imaginative moments, Biden stated that he could have beaten Trump in 2024, a notion that borders on the absurd; it’s as if he believes he’s competing on a game show rather than in the political arena. He consistently trailed Trump throughout the race, never managing to cast a lead shadow. Experts caution that no incumbent president holding similarly lackluster popularity has ever emerged victorious. The Wall Street Journal even reported that Biden was supposedly disconnected from his own advisers by the end of his presidency, adding further evidence to the idea that he’s living in a reality of his own making—one devoid of accuracy or accountability.
