Biden Laughs Off Sagging Poll Numbers, Defends Afghanistan Mess

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

At a White House press conference on Sunday, President Joe Biden quadrupled down on his decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, arguing that “history” would judge him kindly and that “there is no way to evacuate this many people [from Kabul] without pain.”

And when a reporter cited a new CBS poll, published on Sunday, saying it found “a majority of Americans… no longer consider you to be competent, focused, or effective at the job” amid the humanitarian crisis, Biden laughed it off and grinned widely.

“Look, I had a basic decision to make,” the president replied, before reciting stats on the number of Americans killed and wounded in Afghanistan before the withdrawal, and the money and resources spent there.

“And I decided to end the war,” he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-laughs-off-sagging-poll-numbers-defends-afghanistan-mess/ar-AANBOhG

[cachukis]

1. Realistically, he is taking on all the sins of our play in Afghanistan

and is being crucified; with aplomb.

[winetourdriver01]

2. Let's give him some breathing room

The basic fact is we've evacuated well over thirty thousand now, with not ONE single American casualty. I voted for him, and would again. He is leading from the front, get used to it.

[spooky3]

3. When did ANY reporter pose a similar question to TFG? The media bias

Is appalling.

[bahboo]

6. Exactly...

[Polybius]

15. Plenty of times, especially CNN reporters

And then they were screamed at by him saying "you're fake news" and "figures you're from CNN" blah blah.

[PortTack]

4. It's criminal that polls are worded that way! Of course ppl are going to respond negatively

[LakeArenal]

5. This is why tough decisions are tough...

Basically a “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” situation.

[Haggard Celine]

7. He's been in office for 8 months, so

his poll numbers have plenty of time to go back up. Elections are a while away, so he doesn't have that to worry about, either. A year is a long time in American politics. There's no telling what will be the pressing issue by then. If this withdrawal from Afghanistan goes all right, nobody but pundits and the MIC will remember it.

[localroger]

8. He knew this was going to be a hard thing to deal with going in

He was against staying in Afghanistan when he was Obama's VP. And Trump set it all up. It should not be a surprise that he followed through. Anyone with eyes knew it was going to be a messy leaving-Vietnam type moment, and he obviously knew it too. But he did it anyway. This is strength and leadership. Sometimes a true leader does the thing that is not popular because it has to be done. As someone said, the moment it became about nation building instead of just getting bin Laden and getting out, we were doomed to fail. Biden inherited that and he cauterized the wound the only way that was possible.

[Justice matters.]

19. And besides, he could already know he will not run in 2024 (hence the laughing).

Just speculating. He's doing the right thing to do anyway, with no US casualty.

[Demsrule86]

21. He will run in 2024. He has a much better chance of winning than any other candidate.

We still must win the Rust Belt...the only reason he wouldn't run is health reasons. And I am praying e stays healthy. We need the GOP bastards out of office for at least two terms-but hopefully longer.

[Baked Potato]

9. Democrats should not get wobbly over this.

Every elected Democrat should be publicly thanking Joe Biden for his actions in Afghanistan. There should be zero doubt or opposition.

Anything else invites more bullshit from MSM.

There will be books to talk about later. Now it is time to stay united.

[Demsrule86]

22. I have already heard Righties breathlessly reporting that, ' even Democrats are now against Biden".

[Baked Potato]

24. Yeah, it's crap. Nt

[JohnSJ]

10. I want a poll that asks if the majority think the press is competent?

[tavernier]

11. I work with, socialize with, and cyber talk with

many people daily. I have purposely not mentioned Afghanistan, and in no conversation either at work or after work social situations, or discussions online, has anyone brought up Afghanistan since the pull out occurred. In fact Afghanistan has never been discussed except for several years ago when a son of a friend was stationed there. It is just not a great interest to most Americans. But Covid is discussed 24/7.

[PortTack]

12. Interesting..thx for posting

[JoanofArgh]

23. I've experienced the same thing. I talk to

work colleagues every day socially. At no point has Afghanistan been mentioned except when I brought it up and then the reaction was basically , they hope people get out but they’re tired of the wall to wall coverage. It was very meh.

[greenjar_01]

13. ...

[Bluethroughu]

14. War is over....

If you want it, President Joe Biden did.

Thank you for making it happen Mr. President.

[JI7]

16. "reciting stats on the number of Americans killed and wounded in Afghanistan before the withdrawal"

something the media cares nothing about .

[treestar]

17. Press is probably giddy

Over any poll that shows them to be successful in their influence.

[GoodRaisin]

18. 49% approval isn't bad considering all the coverage of the chaos.

The poll takers are reacting emotionally to the chaos, not his job performance. His numbers will restore some when the media feeding frenzy and evacuation is over. A couple of legislative victories in the meantime will help too.

[Septua]

20. Biden's least concern is poll numbers

Maybe I thought it or maybe I read it but Joe Biden's election to the presidency was a monumental moment of destiny...his demeanor, experience and wisdom were unequaled. He is our last, best hope to fix the country. May the Force be with him between now and 2022...