Has the Biden presidency already failed?

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Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped to 39 percent, as he suffers from the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, an ongoing crisis at the border with Mexico, and rising COVID cases. Is it a short term dip, could Biden’s pandemic response wipe out the Democrats in the midterms, and will the 78-year-old still be president in 2028? Freddy Gray speaks to Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest.

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