As President Biden is set to make his first formal State of the Union address Tuesday night, he and the country are facing pressing issues, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to inflation and the continuing pandemic.
taken days before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the military operation, for example, showed just 34% of respondents approved of the job Biden was doing handling the Ukraine situation.
Those potentially higher gas prices could take a further bite out of Biden's standing — and surveys have shown inflation topping Americans' concerns. Early on, the president indicated inflation would be transitory and was a result of the economy opening back up. More recently, he has empathized with people dealing with higher prices, while also touting other positive economic news.In the latest NPR poll, 38% of respondents said they wanted inflation to be President Biden's top priority going forward.
The problem is a president doesn't have much control over rising prices, especially in the near term, and that makes for a potentially dangerous political problem.
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