More American adults disapprove than approve of the way President Joe Biden handled the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office, a new poll shows, but that appears to have had little impact on his overall approval rating.
The new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 41% of Americans say they approve of how Biden is handling his job as president, nearly the same as the 43% who said that in December. In the new poll, 77% of Democrats approve of how Biden is handling his job, while 91% of Republicans disapprove, both little changed from late last year.
Biden, who will address a joint session of Congress in his State of the Union address next week, needs all the support he can muster as he strategizes his highly anticipated re-election campaign, and has been working to focus voters. on his agenda and big legislative victories. from the documents tab.
Biden’s lawyers discovered classified items in a locked cabinet in November while clearing out his office at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank where he worked briefly after leaving government. The records were turned over to Justice Department officials.
The discovery triggered an investigation by a special attorney, and additional documents turned up at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, in searches by his attorneys and the FBI. Agents also searched Biden’s vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and his former office at the Penn Biden Center.
More people disapprove than approve of his handling of the situation since the classified documents were found, 39% to 23%. Another 36% say they neither approve nor disapprove. Democrats are more likely to approve than disapprove, 44% to 15%, with 40% saying they have no opinion either way.
A majority of Republicans, 68%, say they disapprove, 6% say they approve, and 24% have no opinion. Republicans are also slightly more likely than Democrats to say they have heard at least something about the situation, 71% to 63%.
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