Majority in new poll distrusts Biden on COVID-19

A possibly worrying sign for President Biden in a new poll: A majority of Americans questioned in a new survey say President Biden cannot be trusted on the coronavirus pandemic

The Axios-Ipsos poll released Tuesday found that 53 percent of respondents didn’t have very much trust or had no trust at all in Biden to provide accurate information about the coronavirus. Forty-five percent trust the president either a great deal or fair amount, according to the survey.

When Biden first took office in January, 58 percent said they trusted him to provide accurate information about COVID-19.

The new poll found that 81 percent of Democrats trusted Biden on the coronavirus, compared to 11 percent of Republicans and 42 percent of independents.

The results come as the nation deals with a rise in coronavirus infections fueled by the delta variant. While the U.S. has not gone back to the same lockdowns seen at this time last year, there’s still no clear end to the pandemic in sight.

Big picture: Following the science and getting the pandemic under control was one of Biden’s main themes as a candidate.