President Donald Trump has received a lot of negative press, in which people say he acts like a king and that his popularity is shrinking. However, new polls show most Americans don’t buy the "excessive power" narrative. Even CNN analyst Harry Enten is trying to warn Democrats not to trust the spin.
Spreading the Trump Narrative
“Americans largely do not believe Democrats’ claim that President Donald Trump is behaving like a king,” Enten said. “[T]he majority of Americans think the president either does not have enough power or has the perfect amount of power. ... So the idea, that argument that Donald Trump is ‘a king,’ that I don’t think holds with the American people.”
When it comes to approval ratings, Trump has been losing some marks, but Enten addressed the favorability rating back in March. “I think sometimes it’s important to do a little bit of a reality check and take a little different spin at the numbers,” he said. “Because all we talk about is how unpopular Donald Trump is, but in reality, he’s basically more popular than he was at any point in term number one and more popular than he was when he won election back in November 2024.”
Enten pointed out that to understand Trump’s polling numbers, you need to compare him to himself because the past has shown we can’t rely on numbers when it comes to the president. “So when you compare Trump against himself, he’s actually closer to the apex than he is to the bottom of the trough,” he opined. “And of course, that’s so important because Donald Trump, historically speaking, has had his numbers underestimated.”
Another false narrative is that Americans believe the country is slipping, yet Enten said a substantial number of people feel the United States is moving in the right direction, “a very high percentage when you compare it to some historical numbers.” Marist results claim that 45% say we are on the right track, the second highest it has measured since 2009. NBC News shows 44% in agreement, the highest since 2004. “The bottom line is the percentage of Americans who say we’re on the right track is through the roof,” Enten observed.
Republican approval has been growing. Among non-college-educated voters, support has risen nine percentage points in recent years. The Democratic Party used to be perceived as caring the most about citizens, but “[r]ecent polling has revealed that the Democratic Party’s lead has decreased from seven points to just one,” the Miami Herald explained.
Furthermore, “Public perception of the Republican Party has shifted in recent months, with polls revealing that Americans now view the GOP as equally caring for citizens as the Democratic Party. The latest Quinnipiac poll confirmed that support for both parties is tied now,” the outlet continued.
“This, to me, is one of the most shocking pieces of poll data that I truly, truthfully have seen this year, or maybe in any prior year,” Enten declared.
Another faulty narrative is that many Trump supporters – if they had to do it over again – would not have voted for him in this past election. “I hear all these stories, all these articles, all the Trump voters, they regret what they did back in 2024,” Enten said last week. “I’m here to tell you, uh-uh. Very few of them regret what they did back in 2024.”
He cited a YouGov poll released earlier this month that showed that 2% would change their vote to another candidate, while 1% wouldn’t vote. “The bottom line is this, if there’s some idea out there that Trump voters are going around [saying] ‘man, I wish I had voted for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump’ … that is a fanciful universe. It really, for the most part, does not exist.”
An analyst for CNN, of all outlets, is debunking the left-spun narratives surrounding Trump, his supporters, and Americans’ view of the country. Do opponents of the president truly buy what's on offer? If so, Enten has a warning: “If Democrats think they automatically have a ticket back to control of the House, I’d say hold on a second.”
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