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CNN Data Guru Reveals a Twist Trump Critics DidnrCOt See Coming
GOING STRONG
Harry Enten said polling shows thererCOs no incentive for the president to rush toward ending the shutdown.
JJulia Ornedo
Reporter

Updated Oct. 21 2025 3:01AM EDT
Published Oct. 20 2025 4:47PM EDT

The government shutdown isnrCOt hurting President Donald Trump where it matters to him most, according to CNNrCOs data guru.

Harry Enten said the presidentrCOs net approval rating went up by a point
even as the shutdown dragged into its 20th day on Monday, reversing his fortunes during the 35-day standoff in his first term.

Popular support for Trump had dropped 3 points by the 20th day of the
December 2018 to January 2019 shutdown, Enten said. But things are
starkly different the second time around, as Democrats and Republicans
remain at an impasse over the extension of healthcare subsidies expiring
at the end of the year.

Harry Enten
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said the president's popularity
hasn't taken a hit from the government shutdown.
CNN
rCLThe bottom line is this: The first shutdown during TrumprCOs first term, 2018-2019 was hurting Donald Trump,rCY Enten said. rCLThis one is not
hurting him at all. ThererCOs no real reason Donald Trump might say, at
least when it comes to popular support, rCyI want to get out of this shutdown.rCOrCY

An average of various polls show that 44.2 percent of Americans approve
of Trump while 52.1 percent disapprove, according to statistician and political analyst Nate Silver. That puts TrumprCOs net approval rating in
the red at -7.8, which remains a slight improvement from his standing
last week.

As for who Americans blame for the shutdown that has seen thousands of
federal workers lose their jobs, Enten said the numbers once again fell
into TrumprCOs favor.

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Only 48 percent of people blame Trump for the current shutdown compared
to 61 percent in his first term, data from the AP-NORC Center showed.

rCLItrCOs a different world,rCY Enten said. rCLAgain, itrCOs no real wonder that
Donald Trump, at this point, looking at the shutdown says, rCyYou know
what, itrCOs not actually harming me politically,rCO in large part, because herCOs getting less of the blame.rCY

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