CNN's Harry Enten pointed to underlying data that shows why President Donald Trump is struggling with broad swaths of the electorate.
Federal income taxes are due Wednesday, which will be the first day where the president's tax and spending bill kicks in, but Enten told "CNN News Central" that Americans aren't feeling any benefits from the Republican-passed law.
"It ain't working too goodbecause Trump is paying thepiper when it comes to taxes and the American public," Enten said. "Look atthis trend, I mean, again, whatmassive trends we're seeing fromterm one to term two. Trump'snet approval rating at thispoint on taxes in term number one in 2018 – remember, there wasthat tax cut that was justpassed just before tax day back in 2018. Look at this, he wasabove water at plus-two points.But down he goes, down he goes.Look at this: He's at minus-28points as net approval rating ontaxes, down 30 points from termnumber one."
"If there arebenefits that the Americanpeople are liking when it comesto the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they are not, in fact,giving the two thumbs up to Donald Trump when it comes tothat," he added.
The president is a whopping 58 points underwater with independent voters on the issue of taxes, and he's been sinking on that issue for years dating back to his first term.
"I think this may bepart of the equation of what isgoing on here," Enten said. "Take a look atthis, okay, say their incometaxes are not fair or fair backin 2018. Again, at this point in Trump's term number one, 61 percentof Americans said fair. Therewas a big upswing that saidfair. Coming off of Obama to Trump, Trump got that benefit.But look, right now in termnumber two, look at this, it's aflip-flop. Now the plurality, 49 percentagepoints from this point in Trump's term number one, andlook at this, the fair hasplummeted down to 47 percent. That isnear an all-time low since 1999."
Voters specifically do not like the Trump-GOP tax bill, according to Enten.
"We've saved the bestfor last, or at least savesomething good for last, and Ithink this kind of puts a nicebig ribbon, a nice big bow onthis segment," Enten said. "Take a look here:Net approval rating of of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Look atthis, the American people, theydon't like it – they don't likeit. Look at this, 20 pointsunderwater, and look, amongindependents – independents, thename of the game. We have seen Trump over and over and overagain struggle withindependents, and you see itright here."
"Look at this, 41points underwater," he added. "No wonderthat Donald Trump is strugglingso much when it comes to the American public and taxes."