June was the worst month for any incumbent President in the modern era.

Joe Biden has just done something in 30 days it took Democrats the previous three and a half years to do.

Ok, perhaps if you asked the Kennedys, they would say November 1963 was pretty bad too, or April 1965 if you were the Lincolns. September 2001 and December 1941 were also historically awful moments in American history. But in terms of popularity for an incumbent President, June 2020 was the worst on record.

Much has been written about the impact of COVID-19 on the President’s popularity. Understandably so, as there is a clear correlation between his overall popularity and his handling of the pandemic. The website FiveThirtyEight reports 55.9% of respondents now view Trump unfavourably, the highest number since November 2017, a number that has been consistently rising since early April. While at the same time, the United States is bucking international trends which see other countries’ COVID cases declining; as the USA’s increases at a rate hitherto unseen. If that trajectory continues, the country is just weeks away from its three millionth national case and Trump’s popularity will likely further decline.