President Donald Trump's approval ratings on the most pressing issues are sinking underwater with Republican voters, according to a new data analysis.
The 79-year-old president was re-elected in 2024 largely due to his promise to bring down the cost of living, but affordability remains the top voter concern as gas prices have exploded as a result of Trump's war against Iran, and CNN's Harry Enten found that even Republicans are unhappy.
"You know, we'retalking about houses," Enten said, "and what are we talkingabout? We're talking about acomplete collapse of the floor.Look at this: Republicans' netapproval of Trump on inflation. You know, you go back when hewas running for re-election backin 2024 for term number one.Look at that net approvalrating: It was plus-68 points interms of how they viewed, Republicans viewed inflation and Trump in term number one. Lookat this, look at this collapse,minus-five points. Now this isjust the Ipsos polling, I willnote, but look at this. Even in Fox he was at minus-two points, so it's not alone."
"He is on thewrong side of the ledger, andthis is not voters overall, letme remind you, this is Republicanvoters," Enten added. "That call absolutelycoming from inside the house onthe key issue inflation. Thereare now multiple polls showingthat Donald Trump is underwaterwithin his own Republican Party."
Concerns about gas prices are fueling this drop in support, Enten said.
"It's Republicans who arecalling again, and they aresaying that they are underwateragain when it comes to thisparticular issue," Enten said. "Look at gasprices, okay, GOP Trump netapproval on fuel and gas prices.You go back to last summer, lookat this, it was plus-51. Look atit now, minus-four. Again, whatare we talking about here? We'retalking about a 55-point shiftaway from the president of the United States on the key issueof gas prices. So on, again,something that is impacting Americans day to day, inflation, a part of that is gas prices. Ofcourse, the inflation on gasprices has been out of control."
"The president of United Statesis underwater on the key issueof gas prices," he added. "This isn't justsomething about the center ofthe electorate, this is with Donald Trump's base as well. This is a huge shift. He'sunderwater again, the floorcompletely collapsingunderneath."
Those shifts have come in the past year alone, he pointed out.
"We're talking about thecollapsing floor, but, you know,if this is an old ruddy housethat we don't really careabout, then who really cares?" Enten said. "But this is the house that ismost important because you takea look here, okay, Republicans'top issue, the economy and thecost of living. You know, you goback to the beginning of thisyear, it was 43 percent. It was the topissue. Now it's even more ofthe top issue."
"The clearmajority of Republicans sayingthe economy and the cost ofliving is the number-one issue,an issue on which Donald Trump's numbers are absolutelyfalling through the floor," Enten added. "Multiple polls showing himunderwater on inflation."