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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Biden’s approval rating sinks to Trump territory — due to Afghanistan withdrawal, refugee crisis, and more

    President Biden’s average approval rating has dropped from a high of 55% in late March and April to about 44% now, and those ratings are dropping quickest among Black and Latino voters, according to the Pew Research Center .

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 13, 2021 • 7m Listen

    President Biden’s average approval rating has dropped from a high of 55% in late March and April to about 44% now, and those ratings are dropping quickest among Black and Latino voters, according to the Pew Research Center. Americans’ top concerns include the messy exit from Afghanistan, the treatment of Haitian refugees at the border, and the failure of Democrats to come together on voting rights and police reform.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    National Women’s Soccer League: Abuse allegations, pipeline problem, lack of diversity
    1. 0:00Biden wants Port of LA to work 24/7 to relieve supply chain congestion, as holidays approach
    2. 9:28Biden’s approval rating sinks to Trump territory — due to Afghanistan withdrawal, refugee crisis, and moreYou’re reading this
    3. 17:06After OC oil spill, lobster fishers have no direct way of recuperating the money lost this season
    4. 25:19Whether 10-year-old National Women’s Soccer League can survive abuse allegations surrounding coaches
    5. 40:35LA Holocaust Museum gets an expansion, UCLA students can try ‘sleeping pods’ to avoid commutes
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