'The American people really like what they‘re seeing,' CNN's Harry Enten said
CNN reporter says data shows Americans 'really like what they're seeing' with President Trump
CNN data reporter Harry Enten broke down a poll from this week showing President Trump's favorability ratings are much higher than they were in 2017.
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten broke down the data showing how President Donald Trump has made a historic comeback in his favorability ratings since entering the White House this week.
"The American people really like what they’re seeing, at least compared to where Donald Trump started eight years ago," Enten told anchor Kate Bolduan on Friday's edition of CNN News Central.
Enten shared a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken this week which found more Americans approve of Trump's presidency now than they did when he entered office in 2017.
Trump started his first term with a net negative approval rating at -3 points, Enten said, but Trump now stands at a +6 net approval rating, up nine points from January 2017.
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten broke down the approval ratings for President Donald Trump, on the liberal network on Friday. (CNN/Screenshot)
"To borrow a Donald Trump phrase, this is big league," he remarked.
Trump is not just doing better with Americans than he was in January 2017, Enten said; his approval ratings are higher now than they were throughout his first term.
Previously, Trump's highest ever net approval rating was +3 points in March 2017, according to Enten.
"He’s in a better position than he was at any point during his entire first term," the reporter remarked. "Things have very much turned around."
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
"This is a very different Donald Trump. He’s leading a very different administration the way he’s attacking things, and the American public is very much more in line with him than they were at any point during his entire first term," he continued.
Enten said he could not find any other president whose net approval rating was higher in the first month of their second term than it was throughout their entire first term in office.
"[T]rump's made history as the first president to be more popular at the start of his second term than at ANY point in his first term," the reporter posted on X.
President Donald Trump departs an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
"Big League" for Trump. His approval rating is significantly higher at the start of his second term than at the start of his first.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) January 24, 2025
Moreover, Trump's made history as the first president to be more popular at the start of his second term than at ANY point in his first term. pic.twitter.com/uMYKB6iZW9
A Fox News poll released January 15 found that Trump's favorable rating had jumped to 50%, up 2 points from October, and the highest on record for a Fox News poll. An equal share has an unfavorable view.
Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
