'Very, very, very bad': Data expert spots 'worrisome trend' dragging Trump into 'basement'

Voters are losing confidence in President Donald Trump's ability to handle the economy, and CNN's Harry Enten said his approval rating was tipping into dangerous territory.

New polling has found that a clear majority – 56 percent – believe the economy is getting worse, compared to just 27 percent who say it's getting better, and the network's chief data analyst told "CNN News Central" that Trump's approval on jobs and employment has sunk beneath his political enemy Joe Biden's rating.

"This is no bueno," Enten said. "Okay, so, you know, we've been talking about the economy generally, and oftentimes when we're talking about that recently, we've been talking about inflation. But let's talk about jobs, because jobs is becoming a weak point in the minds of the American public, on jobs and unemployment. We are on the wrong track or the right track – back in January, the plurality said right track, 40 percent, wrong track was 32 percent. "This is a very worrisome trend, not only for the U.S. economy, but for the White House, as well."

"Look at this: The wrong track leaps up to 48 percent, the right track – down, down, down – down from 40 percent to 33 percent," Enten added. "Now, the clear plurality of Americans think that we are on the wrong track when it comes to jobs and unemployment. The right track, look at that – going from 40 percent to 33 percent. That is very, very, very bad."

Trump has been trying to push off blame for economic troubles on Biden, but the polling numbers show Americans aren't buying his excuses.

"If you're in the White House, what a worrisome trend," Enten said. "Okay, net approval, jobs and employment, December of 2024, Joe Biden was underwater at minus-eight points. Donald Trump gets in, he goes up plus-nine points, net approval on jobs and employment. But look at where Donald Trump is now, minus-13 points. What is that? That's a 24-point drop since January of 2025, and get this – Donald Trump was hired to fix the economy. But when it comes to jobs and employment, look at that, minus-13. That is worse than Joe Biden was doing in December of 2024, for Joe Biden, who, of course, was in the basement, and yet Donald Trump is even lower down than him. You can barely get an elevator that goes that low."

"Donald Trump is not going to like that comparison," added anchor Kate Bolduan.

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