- After almost 100 days,
polling shows Joe Biden getsa higher approval rating
than Donald Trump.
But still one of the lowest at this point
in any administration since World War II.
Biden's 52% approval is much higher
than Trump's 42%
but he's also received muchmore positive media coverage
than Donald Trump.
His handling of the COVID pandemic
has the approval of 64% of Americans
but his handling of the border crisis
has the disapproval of 53%.
Over 172,000 migrants werestopped at the border last month.
The most in 20 years.
- I wish he'd talk aboutthe crisis on the border,
which he created and made it a crisis.
I've been down there with Governor Ducey
to see that he's created this crisis.
- [Dale] Vice PresidentKamala Harris clams the crisis
has no quick solution.
- It's not gonna be solved overnight.
It's a complex issue.
Listen, if this were easy,
it would have been handled years ago.
If parents and if childrencannot literally eat,
if they cannot have thebasic essential things
that everyone needs to live,
of course, they're gonna fleeand that's what we're seeing.
- [Dale] By a two-to-one margin,
Americans believe Bidenshould make major changes
to his proposals to havebipartisan Republican support
but he passed the COVID Relief Bill
without GOP support
and suggested he might do the same
with his $2.3 trillioninfrastructure bill.
And he's signed 40 executive orders,
the highest of any recent president.
Republican Senator RandPaul says he's still waiting
on the promise of unity Bidenmade at his inauguration.
- I haven't seen any of that.
I think what I've seen so far
is it's Biden's way or the highway.
I don't see anything that looks
like they wanna work together.
- [Dale] Moderate DemocraticSenator, Joe Manchin,
says he doesn't support
the administration'shuge infrastructure plan.
He's calling for billions innon-infrastructure spending
to be taken out.
Some Democrats say he'sstanding in the way
of the president's agenda.
- I'm not a roadblock at all.
The best politics is good government.
I am not gonna be part ofblowing up this Senate of ours
or basically, this democracy of ours
or the republic that we have.
- [Dale] Meanwhile, Bidenis expanding government
and increasing spending at a record pace.
The US government spent
over $900 billion in March alone,
more than double from one year ago.
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says
the Biden administrationhas exceeded expectations
of so-called progressives.
- The active invitation
and willingness and collaboration
with progressives in his first 100 days
or almost 100 days hasbeen very impressive.
- In his speech to Congress,
Biden is expected to announcea $1.8 trillion package,
funding education, childcareand paid family leave,
along with more tax hikes.
Dale Hurd, CBN News.
