CNN's Harry Enten highlights some ominous polling data for Donald Trump just over a month into his second term.
Americans have soured on the state of the economy and they don't see any sign that things will improve, which the senior analyst said could be a warning sign about the president's approval rating going forward.
"All I can say is, compared to Trump's first term at this point, ruh-roh – the reboot not as well received as the original," Enten said. "Economy is currently good or excellent, look at this: In April of 2017, it was 40 percent. Look at where we are in February of 2025, just half that level, 20 percent – my goodness gracious. The term one high was 63 percent of Americans, in February of 2020, thought the economy was excellent or good. This 20 percent we have currently going on right now is fewer Americans saying the economy is excellent or good than at any point during Trump's first term. This is not a good sign."
"How about the future economy?" Enten added. "Is the economy getting worse or better, and all I can say is yikes – yikes. Again, compare it to where we were in the first term at this point. April of 2017, 53 percent, the majority said it was getting better. How about now? In February of 2025, the majority say it's getting worse, 59 percent compared to just 35 percent who say it's getting better. Worse is higher now than at any point in Trump's first term pre-Covid. This number, to me, is much more worrisome, perhaps the worst number I've seen for Trump on the economy, because it says even if the economy now isn't great, they also project that it's only going to get worse from here. This is a big, big yikes."
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