Poll: Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan

A majority of Americans disapprove President BidenJoe Biden International community calls for “safe and orderly departure” of foreign nationals and Afghans Taliban take power as Washington debates what went wrong Haiti earthquake toll drops to nearly 1,300 dead and 5 700 injured PLUSthe management of US military operations in Afghanistan, according to a new poll.

The survey, conducted by The Trafalgar Group, found that 69% of Americans polled disapprove of Biden’s handling of the US military presence in the war-torn country, with just 23% approval.

When broken down by party, 48% of Democrats disapprove of the president’s handling of the situation, while nearly 40% of those polled gave him positive ratings.

But the gap was much larger among Republicans: nearly 89% said they disapproved of the work Biden was doing in Afghanistan, with just 7% of them saying they approved of it.

The Trafalgar Group was the only non-partisan polling company to predict the former President TrumpDonald Trump McConnell denounces Biden’s “botched exit” from Afghanistan Graham said Biden’s attacks on Hunter did not satisfy Trump supporters: Beltway report signaling withdrawal from Afghanistan a disservice to Americans MORE would win Pennsylvania and Michigan in 2016, but since then its methodology has been criticized.

FiveThirtyEight gives Trafalgar an A-minus rating, the same as polls conducted by CBS News / The New York Times.

The most recent poll was conducted in partnership with the Convention of States Action from August 14-15, with 1,084 potential voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.98 percentage points.

The poll was conducted as the Taliban completed its takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul.

Taliban fighters have stepped up their military offensive in recent weeks as the US troop withdrawal drew to a close. President Biden has previously said the mission in Afghanistan will end by the end of this month.

Politicians in Washington are now debating what went wrong with the US withdrawal, and who is to blame for the rapidly deteriorating situation.

Republicans were quick to point the finger at Biden, criticizing his decision to withdraw troops after nearly 20 years in the country.

The Biden administration, however, is defending its actions. Secretary of State Antoine BlinkAntony Blinken International community calls for ‘safe and orderly departure’ of foreign nationals and Taliban take power as Washington debates what went wrong US says working to secure Kabul airport, evacuate Americans and Afghans PLUS Sunday argued that the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan would have taken place even if US forces remained deployed in the region.