ABC’s Jon Karl Confronts Dem Governor About Biden’s 33% Approval: ‘Been 15 Years Since We’ve Seen Numbers That Low’

ABC’s Jon Karl confronted a prominent Deomcratic governor about President Joe Biden’s 33 percent approval rating in a newly-released poll.

In an interview on ABC’s This Week, Karl presented the poll finding to Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) — who is serving as a surrogate for the president’s campaign.

“Our poll this morning has Biden’s approval rating at 33 percent,” Karl said.”That’s historically low. Low for him. Low for an incumbent president. Been 15 years since we’ve seen numbers that low. And on the economy, it’s even actually worse. Only 31 percent say that they approve of Biden’s handling of the economy. How does he turn that around?”

Pritzker replied by questioning the poll, and argued that the president’s numbers will improve after Republicans select a nominee.

“I think your poll is a bit of an outlier,” Pritzker said. “But here’s what I’ll tell you. This battle hasn’t even been joined yet. You’ve got a bunch of Republicans, MAGA Republicans, espousing things that are not good for the American public, that are on the stage now, and not until they choose a nominee will we truly be in this battle. And then it’s a choice. It’s a choice again, between two visions for America.”

Karl went on to ask Pritzker about another finding from the ABC poll which doesn’t bode well for the president.

“Just 28 percent think that President Biden has the mental sharpness to effectively serve for another term,” Karl said. “So how does he address those concerns, those very real concerns that voters have?”

Pritzker tried to spin the dismal number as a positive.

“Maybe we ought to start by just acknowledging that Joe Biden has years of experience,” the governor said. “That when you talk about someone’s age, you’re also talking about the wisdom that they’ve gained over many years and how they’ve demonstrated their empathy, that they’ve learned from so many experiences.”

Watch above, via ABC.