As President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to slide, a data reporter for CNN suggests he is in “a lot of trouble.”
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten appeared on “New Day” Friday to discuss the president’s sagging poll numbers.
Co-host John Berman kicked off the discussion by noting, “These numbers are really tough.”
“You know, John, I don’t like just looking at one poll. I like looking at multiple polls, and there were four different polls released this week. Quinnipiac, we had a Hart Public Opinion Strategies poll that’s with NBC or CNBC, Ipsos Reuters, CBS News, YouGov,” Enten responded.
He continued, “I want you to look, these numbers kind of differ. They range from the low 30s to the low 40s — low 40s is not good either. But what’s key is the lowest are tied for the low for the pollster.”
As he spoke, he pointed to a graphic that showed Biden hitting new lows in several polls.
“And when you have three or four pollsters showing the lowest numbers for the President of the United States, that is indicative of a president who is in a lot of trouble, at least to where he is standing historically,” Enten added.
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Berman asked, “How does Joe Biden, President Biden, compare to former President Trump in this stage of the presidency?”
“You know, there was always that thing, ‘Oh, Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating at this point in his presidency.’ We did it over and over and over and over again,” Enten said.
He went on:
“Well, at this point in his presidency, Donald Trump’s numbers, actually his average approval rating is one point higher than Joe Biden’s, which is at 41%. Donald Trump at 42%. A first term president at this point in his presidency, this is the lowest.”
He added, “This is the lowest for anyone who is elected to the presidency and didn’t get up there through the vice presidency. This is a really, really, really bad number.”
According to FiveThirtyEight, 41.6% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance, while 52.2% disapprove.
For about half of his first year in office, Biden’s approval rating hovered above 50%.
However, after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, it began to decline and has not recovered.
