Congressional approval has reached a new low, and CNN's Harry Enten sarcastically congratulated lawmakers for sharing space with some of the fringiest positions in public opinion polling.
Republicans control both houses of Congress, along with President Donald Trump in the White House, and the legislative branch just tied an all-time record for disapproval among Americans.
"I just want to sayto Congress, stand up andapplaud," Enten said. "You're usually hated,but usually not this hated.You're reaching, or at leasttying, record highs in terms ofdisapproval. Hello – 86 percent, 86 percent of Americans disapprove of Congress. That is tied with November of 2013 for the all-time high."
Republicans held a 234-201 House majority at that time, during Barack Obama's second term and right after a 16-day government shutdown ended, while Democrats held a 55-45 Senate majority, including two independents.
"As I said, Congressusually hated, but usually notthis hated," Enten said. "You're actually managing to tie records. Just10 percent, just 10 percent of Americansapprove of the job that Congressis doing. So therefore, as Isaid, stand up and giveyourselves a round of applause.You managed to do it – congratulations."
Enten then placed that measure of approval into contest with some other topics in public opinion.
"I just wassearching my house like, okay,what else basically has 10 percent ofthe population by their side?" Enten said. "Just take a look here, okay,Americans who say that the moonlanding was faked back in 1969 –Sara Sidner off on the sidelaughing. More Americans saythat the moon landing was fakedback in 1969 than actuallyapprove of the job that Congressis doing right now at 10 percent. That10 percent is equal to the percentageof Americans that believe thatthe earth is flat. Of course, we did not fake the moon landing.We did land on the moon, and ofcourse the earth is actually asphere. My dear friends, yes, it's not flat.You can't walk off the edge ofthe earth. But apparently thesame percentage believe that Congress is a job well done."
Sidner agreed those numbers were "brutal" and asked whether Enten knew why voters were so annoyed or angry at lawmakers.
"P----- is a greatword," Enten agreed. "Perturbed is another one.I like my P's early in themorning, but I would just saythis. You see this 10 percent, right?You go, how the heck did we endup here? You know, Republicanscontrol the House, Republicanscontrol the Senate, but yet Republicans have actually turnedon this congress. Just take alook here, I mean, just look atthis. Congress has net approvalrating among the GOP back in March of 2025, it was plus-33 percent.That was the net approval, thatwas the net approval. Down itgoes to minus-56. What is that?That's like an 89-point moveover a little bit year's time.No wonder at this point Congressis facing record highdisapproval rating because even Republicans, and their partycontrols Congress, absolutelydespises it."
"Wow," Sidner said. "Those numbers areabysmal. I don't know what Congress can do to fix them."
"There's nothing," Enten replied. "I mean,maybe they can walk off the edgeof the flat earth."