Biden's average approval rating slips below 50% for the first time since taking office

US President Joe Biden speaks on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College Manufacturing Technology Center in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 27, 2021.
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Biden's average approval rating has fallen below 50% for the first time since he took office.
The president's FiveThirtyEight average approval rating declined to 49.3%, with 44.2% disapproving.
As recently as July 26, Biden's FiveThirtyEight approval average sat at 52.7%.
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