‘Yuck’: CNN’s Harry Enten on New Poll Showing Trump Has Made Economy Worse

TAPPER Our money lead ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s reliable ░░░░░░░░ for his handling of ░░░░░░░░ economy are taking a ░░░░░░░░ hit A brand new ░░░░░░░░ poll shows that 59 ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ say President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ have worsened economic conditions ░░░░░░░░ the country an 8 ░░░░░░░░ increase from just last ░░░░░░░░ and this is before ░░░░░░░░ federal job cuts and ░░░░░░░░ of Trump tariffs kick ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Harry Enten ░░░░░░░░ at the Magic Wall ░░░░░░░░ explain for us the ░░░░░░░░ behind this and more ░░░░░░░░ Harry President Trump usually ░░░░░░░░ really really well on ░░░░░░░░ His latest approval rating ░░░░░░░░ the economy is on ░░░░░░░░ with the worst numbers ░░░░░░░░ former President Biden saw ░░░░░░░░ his presidency ENTEN Oh ░░░░░░░░ mean I think the ░░░░░░░░ definition of what the ░░░░░░░░ look like in our ░░░░░░░░ CNN poll is yuck ░░░░░░░░ maybe eww We can ░░░░░░░░ off exactly where you ░░░░░░░░ pointing out right in ░░░░░░░░ of the policies worsening ░░░░░░░░ U S economy In ░░░░░░░░ it was 51 percent ░░░░░░░░ now look at this ░░░░░░░░ to 59 percent he ░░░░░░░░ going in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ going in the wrong ░░░░░░░░ on this And this ░░░░░░░░ to the overall state ░░░░░░░░ the economy right Jake ░░░░░░░░ are we talking about ░░░░░░░░ We re talking about ░░░░░░░░ the U S economic ░░░░░░░░ as poor As you ░░░░░░░░ mentioning or at least ░░░░░░░░ at Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ to fix the economy ░░░░░░░░ yet when it comes ░░░░░░░░ rating the U S ░░░░░░░░ conditions as poor a ░░░░░░░░ ago when Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ president it was 70 ░░░░░░░░ You flip forward to ░░░░░░░░ it s 71 percent ░░░░░░░░ s within the margin ░░░░░░░░ error It s actually ░░░░░░░░ point worse So what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing here is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is in ░░░░░░░░ not fixing what the ░░░░░░░░ people put him in ░░░░░░░░ to fix as basically ░░░░░░░░ same percentage of the ░░░░░░░░ public rate the U ░░░░░░░░ economy as poor Disgusting ░░░░░░░░ I think another way ░░░░░░░░ put it TAPPER What ░░░░░░░░ Americans increasingly concerned about ░░░░░░░░ now ENTEN Yeah OK ░░░░░░░░ you see these two ░░░░░░░░ being the same but ░░░░░░░░ turns out their concerns ░░░░░░░░ the economy are not ░░░░░░░░ what they were What ░░░░░░░░ we talking about here ░░░░░░░░ let s take a ░░░░░░░░ here Family s top ░░░░░░░░ problem say a government ░░░░░░░░ is the top economic ░░░░░░░░ for their family Look ░░░░░░░░ In June of 2024 ░░░░░░░░ was 10 percent In ░░░░░░░░ of 2025 look at ░░░░░░░░ it s 21 percent ░░░░░░░░ than double Well what ░░░░░░░░ policy might have been ░░░░░░░░ during the Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ make this percentage double ░░░░░░░░ maybe it was tariffs ░░░░░░░░ it was tariffs And ░░░░░░░░ do we see Tariff ░░░░░░░░ Trump is of course ░░░░░░░░ the argument that even ░░░░░░░░ in the short term ░░░░░░░░ policies may in fact ░░░░░░░░ the economy maybe in ░░░░░░░░ long term they won ░░░░░░░░ Well Donald Trump is ░░░░░░░░ winning this argument What ░░░░░░░░ we talking about Trump ░░░░░░░░ tariff policies will hurt ░░░░░░░░ economy Well in the ░░░░░░░░ term it s 72 ░░░░░░░░ But even in the ░░░░░░░░ term even if it ░░░░░░░░ a lower percentage you ░░░░░░░░ get the majority 53 ░░░░░░░░ The bottom line is ░░░░░░░░ this particular poll when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Trump s ░░░░░░░░ policies I just don ░░░░░░░░ see any bright spots ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER So I can ░░░░░░░░ can anticipate President Trump ░░░░░░░░ he gets polls that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t like when ░░░░░░░░ hears polls he doesn ░░░░░░░░ like he attacks the ░░░░░░░░ It s not like ░░░░░░░░ re legitimate and he ░░░░░░░░ doing anything wrong or ░░░░░░░░ American people are wrong ░░░░░░░░ s that the polls ░░░░░░░░ pollsters are wrong So ░░░░░░░░ is CNN s poll ░░░░░░░░ do other polls show ░░░░░░░░ You know I remember ░░░░░░░░ interview that Brianna Keilar ░░░░░░░░ with Michael Cohen back ░░░░░░░░ 2016 He said what ░░░░░░░░ what polls And she ░░░░░░░░ polls all of them ░░░░░░░░ in this case it ░░░░░░░░ polls all of them ░░░░░░░░ are we talking about ░░░░░░░░ Trump s net economic ░░░░░░░░ rating Look at this ░░░░░░░░ negatives across the board ░░░░░░░░ 22 points underwater CBS ░░░░░░░░ points underwater Fox 18 ░░░░░░░░ underwater The New York ░░░░░░░░ 12 points underwater and ░░░░░░░░ ABC News Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ 22 points underwater It ░░░░░░░░ t matter what poll ░░░░░░░░ re looking at If ░░░░░░░░ s a scientific poll ░░░░░░░░ shows that Trump is ░░░░░░░░ underwater on the economy ░░░░░░░░ it is dragging his ░░░░░░░░ down with him Jake ░░░░░░░░ Well who are you ░░░░░░░░ to believe You or ░░░░░░░░ lying eyes Harry Enten ░░░░░░░░ Well there you go ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much.”