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Donald Trump’s presidency will “ride or die” on his ability to handle America’s inflation problem according to CNN lead data analyst Harry Enten, who broke the news that the US president’s approval on the economy has crashed 20+ points since the beginning of the year. “Top issue facing America – look at this number one. Inflation and the economy at 43% there ain’t anything close to this,” he said. Political division, which comes in at number two, is 14% that’s a nearly 30 point gap.
“It’s the only one that’s over 15%. Donald Trump’s presidency will ride or die on his ability to handle the inflation problem in this country and the economy… January of 2025 it was at plus six points. Look at where it’s fallen to at this point – -14 points. That’s not just the lowest of this term for Donald Trump. It’s the lowest ever for Donald Trump when it comes to his net approval rating,” he said.
In a further blow to Trump he pointed out: “It has fallen faster than his overall approval rating at this point.
“Back in his first term, he was on the plus side of the ledger in double digits, +12 points.
“It has just fallen completely down. It has fallen through the floor, -14 points.
“This is a massive – huge to use Donald Trump terminology – problem for his presidency.
“We talk 36% on economy. We talk about inflation. It’s below 30% (of voters) who say that they think he is prioritising inflation.
“They (voters) think Donald Trump’s priorities are in other places,” he said.
“(They) do not believe his mind is in the right place. He is not prioritising the problem they think is greatest right now.
“He’s failing on the issue that’s most important to Americans,” he said.