Harry Enten said Saturday that Donald Trump is now posting the “worst polls ever for any president” when it comes to inflation and rising costs.
During CNN’s “Table for Five,” Enten and the panel reacted to Trump openly admitting that Americans’ financial struggles are not influencing his negotiations with Iran or his handling of the current war.
When reporters asked Trump this week whether rising prices and the economic pressure facing American families were motivating him to reach a deal, the president brushed the concern aside entirely.
Instead, Trump said his only focus was Iran and that he does not think about Americans’ financial situation while making decisions.
That response immediately stunned panelists, especially given the economic polling now surrounding Trump’s presidency.
Enten pointed out that voters are already furious about inflation, gas prices, and the rising cost of everyday life — making Trump’s comments politically disastrous heading into the midterms.
And according to Enten, the numbers are historically bad.
He said:
Not even a little bit. The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing: we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. That’s the only thing that motivates me.
Enten predicted the soundbite would be used plenty in ads by Democrats going into the midterm elections. The data analyst also scratched his head over making such a comment when you’re facing the polling the president is.
He said:
A majority of Americans are against this war, and regardless of what exactly he did mean, the context matters, but also here’s what also matters, Democrats love that comment. They’re going to cut it and put it in so many ads before the midterm elections, my goodness gracious. It’s a dopey comment from that perspective. And more than that, we’re talking about 79% of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump on gas prices. That is the highest percentage that any president has had disapproving them on gas prices in any question I could possibly find. When we’re talking inflation, right, We’re taking about the worst polls ever for any president belong to Donald John Trump. It’s worse, he’s doing worse than [Jimmy] Carter. He’s doing worst than Joe Biden did in his last term. When you put it all together, you just go, man alive, man. What are you doing?
Enten has highlighted numerous polls that show — except for some MAGA-only surveys — a growing disapproval of the handling of the war and spreading concern on inflation and gas prices.
According to CNN polling, 79% of Americans disapprove of Trump when it comes to gas prices. Among Democrats, that number sits at 97%. Among independents, it also rises to 85%. And among Republicans, more than 50% disapprove.
“You get a majority of Republicans—52 percent—who disapprove of the president on gas prices, and that is why he, of course, has the highest disapproval rating of all time,” Enten said.
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