polling is worthless. it actually is a relative measure over time, they can provide a lot of historical context. joe biden s polls are in the toilet right now, everyone knows that. the question is, why? you will hear a lot of people will say it was afghanistan, the true debacle they oversaw in afghanistan. the question is that is it a foreign policy disaster enough to knock the president off his game in his first year in office? here are some things in down mycomparisons. the fall of saigon was the most humiliating moment in this country s history up until that time. the entire world watched as americans ran from a peasant army. the civilians dangled from helicopters taking off from the roof of the u.s. embassy in saigon. it was a catastrophe when it became an enduring symbol. the u.s. spent more than a decade in vietnam, lost close to 60,000 men, and after all that we ran away. and yet in the days after the fall of saigon, gerald ford s numbers actually went up. his approval
worthless. actually, as a relative measure over time, polls could provide a lot of historical context. joe biden s polls are in the toilet right now. everyone knows that. the question is why? here a lot of people say it was afghanistan, the true debacle that biden oversaw in afghanistan. the question is that really it, however? is a foreign policy disaster enough to knock a president off his game in his first year in office? well, here are some comparisons. gerald ford s approval ratings after the fall of saigon are worth looking at. the fall of saigon was the most humiliating moment in this country s history up until that time. the entire world watched as americans ran from a peasant army. civilians dangled from helicopters taking off from the roof of the u.s. embassy in saigon. it was a catastrophe when it became an enduring symbol of the confidence of our foreign policy establishment. the u.s. spent more than a decade in vietnam, lost close to 60,000 men and after all of t
today we will take an in depth look at inflation as prices head higher worldwide, fuelled by surging energy prices and a major supply chain crisis. in the us the consumer goods giant procter & gamble says it will have to pass on the costs to consumers with prices going up on a range of household goods. michelle fleury has more from new york. the maker of detergent and toothpaste said it would raise prices are going to help it absorb the increase in raw materials and shipping costs it the move by procter & gamble comes as some measures of inflation are already stuck at 30 year highs. the ceo hurled reporters that they would hike prices on a range of beauty and grooming problem dogs including razors and toothbrushes. and thatis razors and toothbrushes. and that is after warning this spring that it would be forced to raise prices on its paper based product. p&g now expects to sell out $2.1 billion this year on shipping and raw materials after costs rose faster than the $1.9 bill
investigation of hunter biden, a special counsel has been announced, signaling that a trial is now likely to fall into legal and political implications. plus blunt words from a judge to donald trump s legal team, reminding the former president he can t intimidate witnesses and warning more inflammatory statements lieutenants require a quicker start to a trial. in hawaii, at least 55 killed, thousands displaced, as fires devastate maui. one official says the historic town of lahaina is all gone. this hour, a look at what some has lost to the hawaiians, and what they need most. all of this is coming in right to cnn news central. it is happening again. another high-profile special counsel has now been appointed, this time it s in the hunter biden investigation. today attorney garland announced he elevated david weiss to special counsel status. he s been leading the years-long investigation, and he recently requested he be given special counsel designation. the reaction i