When Joe Biden first took office in 2021, the entire world had hope. Many of them were led by the media to view President Donald Trump as a vicious monster who had destroyed the United States. Biden was going to clean up the mess.
With record-breaking gas prices and the highest inflation rates since Jimmy Carter, Biden has certainly changed the country. But maybe not in a good way.
Pew Research Center reported in 2021, “Looking at 12 countries polled … 77% describe Biden as well-qualified to be president.”
Now, in 2022, that percentage has declined. But a narrowing majority of non-Americans still smile upon Biden.
That’s not true of Americans, of course.
Pew Research reports that “60% of Israelis say they have a great deal or some confidence in Biden to do the right thing regarding world affairs,” although this is lower than former President Donald Trump’s 71% confidence.
Americans have completely flipped on Biden since his inauguration. According to Reuters, 55% approved of Biden in 2021, whereas 55% currently disapprove.
One could argue that Americans are being disproportionately personally affected by the Biden administration. Biden has not specifically inflicted high gas and grocery prices on residents of other countries. Still, the irony holds that non-Americans might consider reelecting Biden, whereas Americans would not even consider it.
As NBC reports, Biden’s job approval is 40%. Other polls show even lower levels of support — as low as 30%.
To put it simply — Americans are not happy with Joe Biden. He can only wish that other countries are the ones going to vote in the upcoming U.S. elections.
Esther Wickham is a summer 2022 Washington Examiner fellow.
