CNN Data Guru Warns Why Trump Is Facing ‘Double Trouble’

Recent polling on the economy shows flashing red lights for President Donald Trump, CNN’s chief data analyst warned Monday.

Harry Enten said the latest surveys on consumer sentiment and Trump’s economic policies are spelling trouble for the administration against a backdrop of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

A University of Michigan poll found that consumer confidence in the current conditions dropped to 52.3 percent in November, the lowest since 1951. Overall consumer sentiment also fell to a three-year low of 50.3 percent, plummeting 30 percent from the same period last year.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has signed an executive order against ticket scalping and reforming the live entertainment ticket industry. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) — Recent polls on the economy don’t look good for President Donald Trump, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

“We are dealing with the worst-ever view of current conditions dating all the way back since 1951. This is record-breaking in the way you don’t want to be breaking records,” Enten said.

Meanwhile, a CNN/SSRS survey found that 61 percent of Americans believe Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country. A CBS News poll similarly revealed that 51 percent of Americans think Trump’s policies are making them financially worse off.

“This is double trouble for the President of the United States,” Enten warned. “That is ‘Ay caramba, no good.’”

The numbers don’t look any better when the polling focused on independent voters. Separate surveys by ABC News/The Washington Post and Marquette Law School found that nearly 80 percent of pure independent voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy.

Enten said Trump’s net approval rating on the economy among independent voters averaged out to -58 points.

“‘Oy vey,’ as my mother used to say,” he said. “This is the type of thing that is political nightmare fuel.”

The data guru said it was no wonder that Democrats swept high-profile races during the first election day under Trump 2.0. Democratic candidates triumphed in the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as the closely watched New York City mayoral election last week.

“If these numbers hold a year from now, the Republicans can wave ‘adios, amigos,’ ‘goodbye’ to their House majority, and they may very well be bidding ‘adios, amigos,’ ‘goodbye’ to their Senate Majority as well,” Enten said.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday.

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