Biden's Approval Ratings Bounce Back As Summer COVID Surge Slows: Poll
President Joe Biden's approval rating has improved slightly as a recent surge in new COVID-19 cases has diminished, according to the results of a new poll.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday showed the president with an approval rating of 48 percent, an improvement of four points when compared to a similar poll taken in mid-September.Regardless of the course of the pandemic and its potential role in Biden's approval ratings, a clear majority approved of the president when he took office in January.Biden had an average approval rating of 44.6 percent and a disapproval rating of 49.2 percent as of Monday.
Despite the president's approval ratings remaining low, he is still polling significantly better than Trump, who had an approval rating of only 37.9 percent and a disapproval rating of 56 percent at the same point in his presidency.