The popularity rate of the US president Joe Biden has been in recent days at 41%, near the lowest level of his presidency, but showing little difference from the period before the tense negotiations with Republican members of Congress over the federal government debt, according to a poll of Reuters/Ipsos.

The four-day poll, which was completed on Monday, showed a marginal increase in Biden’s approval rating compared to last month, when 40% of respondents said they approved of his performance since taking office in January 2021. .

The dominant concern for respondents was the economy.

About 56 percent of those polled supported sending more U.S. weapons and financial aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia — about the same percentage as in February.

But support is not evenly split between the two political parties: About 73 percent of Democrats support sending more aid compared to 44 percent of Republicans.