Joe Biden‘s administration may be less than a week old, but voters are already skeptical of his commitment to bridging the nation’s differences, Breitbart News reports.
An ABC News and Ipsos poll released Sunday found that only 22 percent of Americans are “very confident” in Biden’s ability to make progress in integrating the country during his term. The poll, conducted between Jan. 22 and Jan. 23, also found that 24 percent of Americans have no confidence at all in Biden’s prospects for reunification.
However, most respondents declined to give a definitive answer on the topic, with 35 percent saying they had “enough confidence” in Biden and another 19 percent saying they had “little confidence.
This poll is one of the first surveys conducted after the new administration took office. Biden ran for the White House on a promise to rebuild bipartisanship in Washington, a theme he stuck to in his inaugural address last week.
“To all those who do not support us, let me say this: ‘Hear me out as we move forward. Measure me and my heart.” Biden said after being sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
“This is a historic Time of crisis and challenge for us, and unity is the way forward,” Biden added.” And we must meet this moment as the United States of America. And if we do, I assure you, we will not fail.”
Despite the rhetoric, some on the right argue that Biden’s first actions in the White House only exacerbated divisions, not bridged them. In particular, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) noted that the administration’s decision to cancel the Keystone Pipeline and its refusal to repudiate the impeachment of former President Donald Trump did little to integrate the country, especially as citizens face a resurgence of the coronavirus (CCP) Epidemic. virus) outbreak resurfacing.
“We need to turn the page and start focusing on helping hard-working families,” Scalise said in a recent appearance on Fox Business.” People are struggling. We need to get our economy safely reopened. …… It’s going to take us working together.”
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