Ernst will note in her speech that inflation, violent crime in major U.S. cities, the national debt, illegal border crossings, fentanyl deaths and the U. …
Ernst will note in her speech that inflation, violent crime in major U.S. cities, the national debt, illegal border crossings, fentanyl deaths and the U.S. trade deficit are all up, while the president’s polling numbers are down. Biden’s approval rating fell below 40% in February for the first time since he took office, according to a Real Clear Politics average of all the most recent national surveys measuring Biden’s standing put the president’s approval. « On nearly every key issue facing the country, Americans by and large just do not think Mr. Biden is up to the job, » Ernst will say in her speech Tuesday. « And more than two-thirds of Americans lack confidence that President Biden can bring the country closer together — something he promised the American people he would do. » Inflation went up 7.5% in January, a 40-year high, as strong consumer demand and pandemic-related supply-chain snarls fueled rapid price gains that wiped out the benefits of rising wages for most Americans. The murder rate in the U.S. reached a 25-year high in 2021, surging 5% in major cities since 2020, even as instances of nonviolent crime such as burglary declined. The murder rate was estimated to be 6.9 murders per 100,000 people in 2021 – just 0.5 lower than the 1996 murder rate of 7.
