This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden in a bind over campus protests of his Middle East policies, rising unemployment and inflation, and depressing reelection polls.
Inflation and unemployment flashed red when a jobs report came in weaker than expected on Friday, and the unemployment rate popped up to 3.9%. While it remains remarkably low, the increase undercut the administration’s election year claim that it was creating jobs.
What’s more, inflation continued to show its face with higher prices, especially for fuel and housing.
Biden’s recent surge in election polls began to fade. A Rasmussen Reports survey even showed him 10 points behind former President Donald Trump.
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And after ignoring the campus protests over the
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