CNN’s chief data analyst, Harry Enten, outlined Americans’ massive dissatisfaction with Donald Trump’s handling of the economy in just one word. “If I were a Republican running for Congress, I would be shaking in place because there’s really nowhere to hide.”

Enten explained that, as in most elections, voters are making it clear that the administration’s handling of the economy will be most important in the November midterms. And a recent CBS News poll shows voters overwhelmingly believe Trump has made them worse off financially.

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Then he said he needed just one word to describe the situation for the White House.

“If I were in the White House, only one word to describe [the numbers]: Yikes! Yikes! My Goodness,” Enten said.

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In October 2024, 38% of respondents said Trump would make/is making them financially worse off, compared to 44% who said they were better off. Now, 53% are saying they’re worse off, and only 18% believe they’re better off.

Enten said the numbers among independents, who he reminded viewers are usually the ones to decide elections, are “even more troublesome for the White House.” In October 2024, 38% said Trump made them worse off financially, whereas 40% said they were better off. Now, 60% say they are worse off, and only 13% said they’re better off.

“Ultimately, this puts Trump in historic company you don’t want to be,” Enten said. “He’s the leader of the pack – or last in the pack – when it comes to 21st-century presidents and how Americans are viewing him on the economy, at least among independents.”

At this point in their presidencies, Barack Obama and George W. Bush had respective economic net approval ratings of -25 and -32. Trump, on the other hand, sits at a whopping -48.

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