CNN Data Analyst Says Trump’s Popularity Gaining Traction

CNN’s own data analyst, Harry Enten, delivered an uncomfortable dose of truth for Democrats and liberal pundits on Thursday, acknowledging that President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are on the rise—even as the mainstream media continues to push a different narrative.

“Time for a reality check… I think some folks thought Trump’s approval rating would keep falling, but it’s rising,” Enten posted on X, alongside a video clip of his appearance on CNN News Central.

Referencing recent polling data, Enten said, “Ipsos has his net approval going from -8 pts to -1 pt with voters. Aggregate has him up higher than late April too & much higher than at this point in term 1.”

During his segment with CNN anchor John Berman, Enten pointed out the contrast between media predictions and reality.

“I think it’s time for a bit of a reality check, right? Donald Trump’s approval rating, his net approval, seemed to be falling. He seemed to be adios amigos. People were writing his political obituary,” he remarked.

“He is rising from the dead. Look at this. Hello. Trump’s net approval rating among voters. This is the Reuters Ipsos polling,” he continued. “Look at this, in late April, he was eight points underwater. But look at where he was in the most recent poll among voters. He’s up seven points to a minus one point net favorability rating.”

Berman, seemingly surprised, asked for broader context. Enten obliged, delivering more unwelcome news for Trump’s detractors.

“Yeah, okay. This is just one poll, right? But let’s take a look across an aggregate of polls. What are we seeing here? I want to compare both to where Donald Trump is now versus where he was in late April, as well as where he was at this point in term number one,” Enten explained.

“What you see is that minus six points, he is a little bit worse off than he is in the Ipsos/Reuters polling, but he is considerably better than he was in late April when he was nine points underwater. And more than that, look at this; he’s nearly 10 points better than he was back in May 16th of 2017 in his first term,” he added.

“We see as Donald Trump is not just doing better than he was doing in late April of 2025. He’s doing considerably better than he was doing at this point in term number one,” Enten emphasized.

“In a vacuum, minus six isn’t good, but in Trumpian terms, against himself, it’s actually a pretty good position for him to be in politically compared to himself,” Berman acknowledged.

“Exactly right. This is considerably higher than he has traditionally been,” Enten confirmed.

The discussion then turned to why the numbers are improving—and the answer may be as old as American politics itself: the economy.

“Okay, why? Well, take a look at the chance of a recession. It’s actually falling. The chance of a recession is falling. In late April, it was 60% according to J.P. Morgan. Look at where it is now. It’s less than 50%. How about Goldman Sachs? You see the same thing, 45%, now falling to 35%,” Enten said.

“The bottom line is it is the economy, the economy, the economy,” he concluded. “As the chance of a recession has fallen, as the trade wars have collapsed a little bit, at least with China, Trump trying to make a deal, we do see that I do think that the voters are responding to this, and therefore, we’re seeing Trump’s approval rating going up.”

Berman, perhaps reluctantly, noted, “The tariffs were really hurting him, and he backed off. It may be helping him politically now.”

To which Enten replied with a statement rarely heard on CNN: “Sometimes Donald Trump has some pretty good political instincts.”

While the left-wing media continues to spin doom and gloom, the data is telling a different story. President Trump is gaining momentum—and even CNN is starting to admit it.

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