It "might be reassuring if the world hadn't recently witnessed the great Afghanistan skedaddle," Shannon said, referring to the US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in late August 2021.
Harvey Schantz, a professor of political science at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, meanwhile, pointed to recent polls showing that ''the American public has generally looked askance at Biden’s performance in foreign affairs, with an approval rating of 33% in a Gallup Poll of February 23, 2024 and 36% in a Quinnipiac Poll of February 21, 2024.''
"Biden’s record on the Mexican Border has been a sore point, as the 46th US president received his lowest approval on immigration and the southern border, 28% in the Gallup Poll and 29% in the Quinnipiac Poll. The question of border security separates Democrats and Republicans with Republicans favoring a strong, closed border and Democrats favoring a welcoming border," Schantz concluded.