President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen to the lowest point in his young presidency, sliding below 50% for the first time as COVID-19 cases rise and he battles fallout from a chaotic military withdrawal from Afghanistan. The new NBC poll found that 49% approve of Biden's job performance while 48% disapprove. Other polls this week also found Biden's approval rating slipping: CBS (50%), Ipsos (46%) and YouGov (44%). An NBC poll in April found 53% of Americans approved of Biden's job performance. While Biden has taken a hit over Afghanistan, his perceived handling of the COVID-19 pandemic – long one of his strongest marks – appears largely behind the dip. The poll found 53% of Americans approve of Biden's handling of the pandemic, a 16-point drop from April. It comes as the COVID-19 delta variant has spread rapidly, weeks after it appeared the pandemic was getting under control. Only 25% of respondents said they approved of Biden's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which was quickly taken over by the Taliban. Yet the majority of Americans still support getting out of the country. Sixty-one percent said the war was not worth it.