So they've got that going for them.
Americans believe both Joe Biden and Donald Trump did more harm than good during their presidencies on key issues facing the nation, and few adults say they personally benefited from either of the last two adminsitrations, a poll released Friday reveals.
More than half of the respondents say Biden hurt the country on issues related to the cost of living (58%) and immigration and border security (56%), according to the Associated Press-NORC poll.
Nearly half (47%) say Biden has hurt relations with other countries.
As for the former president, Americans say his administration had a negative impact on voting rights (46%), abortion laws (47%), climate change (46%) and relations with foreign countries (47%).
But about a third say Trump's policies did more to help them when he was president compared to a quarter of Americans who say that about the Biden administration. About 30% say they did not benefit from either White House.
"Considering the price of gas, the price of groceries, the economy - I did very well during those four years," Christina Elliott, 60, a Republican from Texas, told the Associated Press about the Trump years. "I didn't have to worry about filling up my tank or losing half of my paycheck to the grocery store."
Elliott faulted the former president for his handling of abortion, but chalked it up to Trump's campaign rhetoric.
"He just needs to learn how to be tactful and shut his mouth," she said. "But other than that, like I said, I did very well during the Trump years," she added.
Both Biden and Trump saw the best responses on job creation, at 36% and 47% respectively.
The president got bad marks even from Democrats on immigration (31%) and the cost of living (34%), while few Republicans say Trump had a negative effect on the issues surveyed.
Only 15% say Trump hurt relations with other countries, voting rights and abortion laws.
Catherine Scott, a Republican, said she worries about Trump's handling of foreign policy.
"I understand that some people really admire Trump's ability to be a spitfire and just say whatever is at the top of his mind," Scott, 30, who recently moved to New York from Florida, told the AP.
Referring to his complimentary comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin, Scott said: "I don't think he has all the foresight to understand that might not always be the thing to do."
The poll surveyed 1,204 adults between April 4-8. It has a plus/minus 3.9 percentage points margin of error.
