In our polarized political age, it’s rare that 70% of Americans agree on anything. But right now, 70% of Americans agree that President Donald Trump is doing a bad job on the economy, according to a new CNN poll this week.
That number isn’t just big; it was previously unthinkable. The economy was Trump’s rock during his first term, with his disapproval rating on that issue never even reaching 50% in CNN data.
The story of how he got here is one of overriding hubris and unforced errors.
And the new CNN poll makes that clearer than just about anything to date.
Trump’s numbers on handling of the economy are his worst ever: 30% approving to 70% disapproving, according to the survey. That’s a minus-40 net disapproval.
