Clyburn on Biden Approval Rating Hitting New Low: ‘Young People Are Not Being Told What’s Been Done’

PILGRIM: “Let’s look at some numbers. According to a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, President Biden’s approval rating has dropped to a new low, 33 percent. Are you concerned that his numbers are trending in the wrong direction?”
Clyburn: “Well, I don’t think that’s a trend, I think that’s an outlier. I’ve seen polls recently that said, not only is he being approved, but his numbers show that he’s leading Trump. I’ve seen two polls, saying that. But I’ve seen other polls saying differently. This snapshots are taken at certain times and when you are polling young people, and young people are not being told what’s been done, then that’s the problem. So, I — I feel real good about where the campaign is. I think we’re beginning to break through simply because we have a complete reporting, rather than the incomplete reporting that was being done before.”
Morgan: “How concerned are you when it comes to the president’s ability to reach black voters? The president has an approval rating of 65 percent amongst black Americans aged 50 and up, but that drops down to 32 percent amongst black Americans under the age of 50. Are you concerned?”
Clyburn: “I’m concerned with the reporting of this. Yes. When I see those numbers, you know, my goodness, if there’s any truth to the numbers, which I don’t believe them, because I talk to black people all the time. I have three black daughters. They tell me differently. My grandchildren tell me differently. So I don’t know where those numbers are coming from. But when you ask a question, and someone is basing their opinion on incomplete information, or misinformation, and the — the other side seem to be pretty good at misinformation, we know what happened in the last election. They didn’t stop when the election was over, it is still going on now. So there’s a lot of misinformation going on out here. There’s a lot of things being said that’s just not true. And I think that we’re going to break through that when it goes one on one. We’ll see what happens after the South Carolina primary.”