CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said Friday that President Donald Trump is starting his second term with significantly improved approval ratings compared to his first administration.
Trump’s approval rating is currently 47%, his disapproval rating is 41%, Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll Found on Tuesday. Enten on “CNN News Central” said this is in contrast to his first period, when he started with negative net approval ratings. (Related: Trump DHS chucks two Biden-era immigration policies into the dustbin)
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“Look, Americans really like what they see, at least compared to where Donald Trump started eight years ago, right? All right, this is Donald Trump’s net approval rating. ” Enten said. “This is Reuters/Ipsos and Among Adults. The first days of this administration were filmed. Look here. In January 2017, Donald Trump became the first president in history to He began his presidency with a negative approval rating.”
“If you look at where we are now in January 2025, we’re pretty good at plus six points. That’s up nine points. To borrow a phrase from Donald Trump, this is the big leagues,” he continued. Ta. “This is a sign of the American people, at least initially, as much as what they see. And you see here, more Americans than disapprove of Donald Trump.” We’re approving work. And it’s completely different than what we saw eight years ago.”
Enten further noted that this plus-six net approval rating is Trump’s highest as president, surpassing his previous high and three highs during his first term.
“So Donald Trump is not only in a better position at this point than he was eight years ago; he’s in a better position than he was at any point in his entire first term. Things are looking very much better. “I do,” he declared. “This is a very, very different Donald Trump. He’s leading a very different administration in the way he attacks things. And the American public has never seen him at any point throughout his first term. It is consistent with
Enten also highlighted a shift in public opinion on immigration on Wednesday, with 56% of adults now saying they would deport all illegal immigrants, up from 42% in 2015 and 36% in 2016. said.
“The sentiment in this country toward immigrants, the sentiment toward undocumented immigrants, and deporting all of them has become pretty Hawkish. And that’s what Donald Trump is going to do with the American people. “I think it gives us more leverage to have these Hawkish. It’s based on a different rhetoric and issue of going after immigrants who are here illegally,” he said.
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