Joe Biden makes his late-night TV debut as president, talks drop in approval ratings
Photo: Ralph Bavaro/NBC/Getty ImagesThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe two discussed everything from Biden's landmark Build Back Better plan to improve social services and fight climate change to his drop in approval ratings.Joe Biden on Friday used his first late-night television talk show appearance as US president to highlight his infrastructure bill - and laugh off his flagging approval ratings.
Asked by host Jimmy Fallon if he pays attention to approval ratings, Biden dead-panned:"Well, not anymore." Biden's appearance by remote video comes after his predecessor President Donald Trump declined invitations for any late-night talk shows as president. Fallon opened the show by joking the pair would"discuss the economy, the infrastructure bill, and break down the first two episodes of theFallon managed one barb about inflation figures, claiming he had earlier asked the president how excited he was to appear on the show on a scale of one to ten.But during the interview, Fallon allowed Biden to set out policies including his landmark $1.
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