Donald Trump’s favorite CNN journalist, Harry Enten, revealed his “historically awful” polling numbers on inflation Tuesday, noting that the president’s approval rating is “lower than the Titanic.” Trump’s net approval on inflation has held steady at about 50 points underwater. /Ipsos polling put it at -52 in May, -48 in June and -50 in both July and August. You just don’t ever see numbers like this,” Enten said Tuesday. Enten, CNN’s Chief Data Analyst, rattled off the numbers by month and then exclaimed: “I mean, it’s lower than the Titanic, for goodness sake.” Trump had recorded the 11 worst individual presidential polls on inflation “of all time” since April.
He is also the first U.S. president to record a net inflation rating 50 points underwater, Enten said. Inflation was a key issue during the 2024 presidential race, and saw voters side with Trump over White House opponent Kamala Harris. Enten described the change since then as a 60-point swing against Trump.
Following years of declaring the network as “fake news,” he took a moment last month to laud its chief data analyst on Truth Social. Trump is six times more popular than Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, or any other President — He’s got Credibility (Don’t fire him!)” Trump wrote. The positive review of Enten came after the data guru declared a “reality check” for left-leaning viewers on Trump’s popularity.
That is, Donald Trump is still the sun on which the planets of the GOP revolve around. You could see it quite well here,” he said. Trump also shared a clip of Enten discussing the effect of his endorsement of South Carolina Senator Darline Graham, who won a special election to complete the term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham.
Enten cited data from the prediction market Kalshi showing that Graham, who had never held office before, had 80 percent odds of winning the primary after Trump’s endorsement. The data analyst noted she had a 14 percent chance before Trump’s endorsement, and cited the president as the reason behind the change. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
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