President JoeBiden left the NATO summit in Europe touting a major success, the pending accession of Sweden and Finland to the defensive alliance, but returns home with a host of domestic troubles dogging his administration.
Biden delivered a triumphant speech in Madrid on Thursday morning, saying the United States and its allies will support Ukraine"as long as it takes" to fend off Russian aggression, with NATO's new additions another indicator of broad Western commitment."We’re more united than ever," the president said at the conclusion of his remarks."And with the addition of Finland and Sweden, we’ll be stronger than ever. They have serious militaries, both of them.
Biden defended himself, saying that no world leaders think America is going backward and that the country is better positioned to lead the world than ever. Still, the domestic questions linger. Polling shows that Biden's popularity keeps trending downward, with just 38% approving per the latest RealClearPolitics average.
“Biden, who has been running for president for 30 years, should have been smart enough to recognize that the results of the 2020 election did not mean the country took a big shift to the left politically," said Nehring, national spokesman for the 2016 presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz ."It hasn't."
Democratic leaders are making a different calculation. Both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris came out with sharply worded denunciations of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, and party strategists such as Celinda Lake are predicting it can be a winning issue for the party this fall.
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