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Joe Biden is viewed the least favorably of all current living US presidents — including Trump — while Barack Obama is the most well-liked, according to new Gallup polling.
Six-in-ten US adults said they viewed Obama favorably, while only 39% said the same of Biden. Trump, meanwhile, is viewed positively by 48% of US adults, according to the poll, which was conducted in late January immediately following his second inauguration. That’s an improvement for Trump, who was viewed favorably by only a third of US adults during his first presidential campaign. Americans’ views of Obama have remained steadily positive since he left office, and 20% of Republicans view Obama favorably, compared with only 8% who view Biden favorably.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated one-in-six US adults said they viewed Obama favorably. The correct figure is six-in-ten.