CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten on Thursday said that Americans overwhelmingly prefer President Donald Trumpâs handling of crime over former President Joe Biden.
Trump is above water on crime with a +1 point net approval rating as of August, which stands a full twenty-seven points above Bidenâs -26 point approval rating in 2024, Enten said, citing his aggregate data. Polling data has indicated that Americans are more hawkish on the issue of crime than Democrats in Congress may want to believe.
âLook in 2024, look at where Bidenâs net approval was on crime. Way underwater there at -26 points. It was one of Bidenâs worst issues, granted, pretty much every issue was one of Bidenâs worst issues,â Enten said. âAnd again, look at where Donald Trump is. Way, way, way above Joe Biden. Thatâs 27 points. So Americans vastly prefer Donald Trumpâs approach to crime than they did to Joe Bidenâs and again, I think it gets back to the point that Americans are far more hawkish on crime than Democrats want to admit.â
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In March 2024, Trumpâs net approval rating on crime during his first term stood at -13 points, Enten said. Americans have grown to favor Trumpâs handling of crime during his second term, which includes deploying the National Guard to tackle crime and rioting in major cities across the U.S.
âAmericans view Trump far more favorably now on crime than they did a year ago, and while this polling doesnât exactly take into account what exactly is happening in D.C. right now, it does take into account what happened in Los Angeles, whatâs happened earlier this year. And Americans, for the most part, actually view Trump favorably. Crime is one of Trumpâs best issues, itâs one of the reasons why he wants to talk about crime, because it favors him,â Enten said.
Trump deployed the National Guard and federally took over Washington, D.C. on Monday to âreestablish law, order and public safetyâ in the nationâs capital. In June, the president deployed the National Guard to disperse chaotic riots that broke out in Los Angeles, California, over the raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the area.
Since the beginning of Trumpâs second term, ICE has arrested over 300,000 illegal immigrants who have committed heinous criminal acts, including homicide and the sexual assault of minors. Illegal border crossings have reached its lowest levels in history as a result of Trumpâs hawkish border policies.
The Biden administration oversaw record-high surges of illegal border crossings, allowing for the high-profile murders of Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray and Rachel Morin at the hands of illegal immigrants.
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