Joe Biden's Popularity Revealed in New Polling Averages: His Disapproval is Rising

His disapproval rating is higher than Donald Trump's at this point in his presidency.

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President Joe Biden's disapproval rating hit 56.3%, according to FiveThirtyEight's average of the polls. At this point in Donald Trump's presidency, his disapproval rating was at 52.9%. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIJIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

President Joe Biden's disapproval rating continues to climb and is higher than Donald Trump's at this point in his presidency, according to a new averaging of the polls by FiveThirtyEight.

Biden's disapproval rating is at 56.3% and his approval rating came in at 37.8%, numbers released by the polling site on Thursday show, leaving him with slightly more than an 18 point gap.

At this point in Trump's term, he had a 52.9% disapproval rating and a 42.6% approval rating.

Biden's disapproval rating peaked at 56.4% on Jan. 14, FiveThirtyEight's averages show, and hovered in the mid-50s until it rose again to 56.3%. His approval rating at that point was 38.4%.

The new figures come as Trump awaits the jury's verdict in his hush money trial in New York City.

He is accused of falsifying records to cover up a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election to buy her silence about a sexual affair she alleges she had with him 10 years before.

Biden campaigned Wednesday in Philadelphia where he and Vice President Kamala Harris launched a national outreach program to mobilize Black voters.

Despite Biden's unpopularity, he and Trump remain neck-and-neck in the polls.

A Quinnipiac University survey released last week shows Biden with 48% support with Trump right behind at 47%.

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