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By Khaleda Rahman
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has mocked President Joe Biden on social media after his approval rating hit a new low following Donald Trump's conviction in New York.
Biden's approval rating dropped slightly to 37.8 percent on Thursday, according to FiveThirtyEight's aggregation. That day, Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime.
Abbott, a Republican and Trump ally who has repeatedly clashed with the Biden administration over immigration, suggested the two things were linked in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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"OUCH!!" Abbott wrote along with a post sharing a graphic of Biden's approval rating over time. "Biden's approval rating has hit an all-time low following the New York conviction of Trump."
Newsweek has contacted Abbott's office and the White House for comment via email.
A New York jury found Trump guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying business records in a plan to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to adult movie actor Stormy Daniels, who alleged that she had an extramarital sexual encounter with Trump. The former president has denied the claims and any wrongdoing.
He was quick to blame the Biden administration for the guilty verdict. "Our whole country is being rigged right now," Trump said after the verdict. "This was done by the Biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent. We'll fight till the end, and we'll win because our country has gone to hell."
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However, in a worrying sign for Trump, a snap poll conducted after the verdict found that half of Americans believe Trump was guilty, while only 30 percent believed he was not.
Polls have also show Biden faces vulnerabilities on several issues ahead of November's election, including immigration, crime and his support for Israel's war in Gaza.
His approval rating has remained at roughly 38 percent for several months now, and Newsweek reported last month that Biden is the least popular president in 75 years.
Now, on Day 1,228 of his presidency, his approval rating sits at 38.6 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight. In comparison, Trump had an approval rating of 42.4 percent at the same point in his presidency, Barack Obama had 47.8 percent, George W. Bush had 44.5 percent and Bill Clinton had 54.1 percent.
Biden, who at 81 is the oldest U.S. president to serve in office, has also long faced concerns over age about his bid for a second term.
He is set to face off in November against Trump in a rematch of their bitter 2020 race. Republicans are set to formally pick Trump as their nominee just days after he is sentenced on July 11. Trump has been charged in three other criminal cases, but it is not clear if any of them will go to trial before the election.
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