Americans overwhelmingly oppose President Joe Biden's pardon that erased his son Hunter's federal tax and gun convictions, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Pollster Scott Rasmussen's Napolitan News Service survey found 62% oppose the pardon, including 41% who strongly opposed it. Only 30% of voters favored Biden's clemency,

The poll also found Americans rejected the rationale the 46th president offered in explaining his decision.

Biden has said that Hunter Biden was unfairly targeted by prosecutors for political purposes, but 54% disagreed with his rationale, while 37% agreed.

Voters were more sympathetic to President-elect Donald Trump, with 46% declaring they believed that the Department of Justice unfairly targeted him under Biden's leadership, while 42% disagreed.