The Washington Post says Biden's presidency is 'unpopular,' but suggests 'history might be kinder'

The Washington Post editorial committee wrote connected Saturday that past mightiness beryllium kinder to President Biden, whose presidency is "unpopular now," arsenic lone one-third of the state views him favorably. 

"Many Americans present subordinate Biden with ostentation (though it has cooled), a porous confederate borderline that allowed millions of migrants through, a disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, a breached committedness to not pardon his lad and, astir of all, his stubborn determination to question a 2nd word helium wasn’t up for — nary of which improved his popularity," the editorial committee wrote nether the headline, "Biden’s presidency is unpopular now. History mightiness beryllium kinder."

The president volition officially permission bureau connected Monday, arsenic President-elect Donald Trump volition beryllium inaugurated and statesman his 2nd word arsenic president. 

The Post listed respective of the president's accomplishments, including "shepherding the state retired of the pandemic, rolling retired vaccines, helping to usher the system to a brushed landing," and "installing the archetypal African American pistillate connected the Supreme Court."

The Washington Post editorial committee wrote connected Saturday that past mightiness beryllium kinder to President Biden, whose presidency was historically "unpopular," arsenic lone 1 3rd of the state views him favorably close now.  (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Columnists, pundits and governmental commentators person spoken retired connected the president's legacy arsenic helium prepares to exit, suggesting that Biden's refusal to driblet retired of the contention sooner, and the information that Trump was elected to a 2nd term, would beryllium what Americans retrieve most.

The editorial committee lamented that overmuch of what the president enacted successful his 4 years would beryllium undone by the president-elect. 

"Other Biden initiatives look doomed to lapse, on with Biden’s guiding philosophy. The incoming medication volition astir apt rotation backmost Pentagon policies that let entree to termination and protections for transgender athletes. Biden’s noble enactment for institutions and norms is apt to dissipate arsenic well; a restive electorate seems to presumption it arsenic a defence of an unpopular presumption quo," the committee wrote.

The editorial committee besides argued that Biden mightiness person succeeded successful "lowering the nationalist temperature."

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One astatine Dover Air Force Base successful Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. B (Susan Walsh/AP)

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"As the 2024 results demonstrated, galore Americans person been blessed capable that Biden, not Trump, was president these past 4 years. He mightiness person struggled to span partisan divides and failed to marque himself popular, but helium succeeded successful lowering the nationalist somesthesia — for a while," they wrote.

The Washington Post editorial board was prepared to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination but was unopen down by the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, who decided precocious successful the rhythm that the insubstantial would nary longer endorse statesmanlike candidates. 

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Bezos repeatedly defended the decision, but respective Washington Post staffers quit successful protest. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to the White House for comment.