U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the announcement of new fuel economy standards, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 3, 2025. REUTERS Brian Snyder
CNN analyst Harry Enten said President Donald Trump hit a career hallmark today, but it’s not the anniversary most people would prefer.
“I'm just not quite sure how an administration can be politically alive when you have numbers that are that poor,” Enten told CNN anchor Boris Sanchez.
“[Trump's net approval rating] has been negative in recent polling, but it just hasn't been the recent polling. We're talking over 345 days in the red. And with Independents, it's even been worse,” said Enten. “I mean, overall approval rating has been between -10 and -20 points. … But if you look among independents, he's been floating at about -30 points. Oftentimes, the numbers with Independents have been absolutely awful.”
Enten noted that Trump got reelected in 2024 on the issue of the economy, but today Trump’s net approval rating on the economy has how been negative for over 365 days.
“it's been negative for over a year!” Said Enten. “So on the issue that he was so strong on in term number one, the issue that got him reelected to the White House, the American people have turned against him. And that is a big reason why they have turned against him overall.”
His numbers on inflation were even worse than the economy — which is bad for Trump because it was inflation that also sank Biden, said Enten.
Even Trump’s greatest strength: Immigration and the border, is not only in the red, but it’s been in the red for a while.”
“Since the Los Angeles ICE protests. That was the inflection point,” said Enten, and Trump has never recovered. In fact, Trump’s numbers on immigration have been ploughing dirt for months.
“It's been over 200 days at this point,” said Enten, adding that these kinds of numbers inevitable send “the suffering down ballot.”
“We see that the Democrats are overwhelmingly favored to take back the U.S. House of representatives. It has been right about four and five odds, a 4 in 5 chance, for a long period of time,” said Enten, “… And here's the other thing that I will note: It's not just the House that's in trouble. It's the Senate as well. … A lot of these seats, Democrats need to win are in Republican states. But in fact, it turns out according to Kalshi Prediction Tracker, Democrats chances are on the rise, about two and five.”