Aides pushing Trump into Oval Office address to clean up last week's speech: reporter

President Donald Trump's underwater with voters on every major issue, and CNN's Jeff Zeleny discussed how that's shaping White House policy.

The 79-year-old president faces strong disapproval across the board – with negative ratings on immigration, foreign policy, the economy and other issues – and Zeleny told "CNN News Central" that steadily declining support has his advisers worried.

"There's no doubtthey are, because history isalways a guide for any White House, and we've heard President Trump in recent weeks talking alot about history, particularlyhow presidents fare in midtermelections," Zeleny said. "He really is bringingit up in many appearances in the Oval Office, in the cabinetroom, saying, 'I can't quitefigure out why presidents andtheir parties always seem tolose seats in the midtermelections.' So there's no doubtthat they are looking at that."

"But of course, this president,like many others before him,think that they can be the oneto defy the odds here," Zeleny added. "It's oneof the reasons that President Trump is addressing the nationtonight. The White Houseadvisers hope he talks about theeconomy, hope he talks about hispolicies and how they're tryingto help bring down prices. Butthat jobs report yesterday andthe unemployment rate now at4.6 percent really complicates all ofthis for the president."

Trump's advisers are hoping this address fares better than last week's speech in Pennsylvania, where he veered off script and insisted the economy was good, claimed affordability was a Democratic "hoax" and made blatantly racist remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

"So, look,we saw the president out in thecountry last week talking aboutthe economy a little bit, buttalking about everything elsefor about an hour and a half," Zeleny said. "Tonight is a 15-minute scriptedaddress likely from the Oval Office, so he'll talk more aboutthe economy. The question is,are people going to feel some ofthese changes? Are his policiesactually going to do anything tobring about lower prices orlowering inflation? That's verymuch an open question here asthe economy is weighing heavy oneveryone's mind."

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