- Nov 2021
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President Biden
All was well until it isn't! --- Thanks for asking Andrej. America had high hopes for Joe Biden, especially his promises of unity...the country is now more divided than before and little gets done in Congress. Americans are forgiving and especially so of Joe Biden...the media in particular. However, there's been a comedy of errors during his reign so far that will be difficult to overcome. 1. Afghanistan was and is a stain on this country's reputation forever. JB was advised by his military advisors not to pursue the course he took and yet he made the decision to do so...it didn't have to be so devastating. To compound the debacle he did not warn his European allies beforehand...not to mention the Drone Strike that killed innocent people including children. 2. He gravely insulted and displeased President Macron of France...again a staunch ally of the US. 3. Yes, he fell asleep during the G20 presentation on climate change I believe. 4. Last but not least, the American people, especially those on fixed incomes or low incomes, are suffering from high inflation that is most probably going to get worse. Crime has destroyed the peace and security of the residents in major cities such as LA and San Francisco where they are now barracading their houses against burglaries and burglars who face no consequences. I have never known an America like this and where America goes (for all its flaws), so goeth the world (my opinion of course). So to answer your question Andrej on how Americans feel about the President, his poll numbers are in the 30s. Let's hope for brighter days ahead.
Source author: Marie Betts-Johnson mbj@ipicalifornia.com
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