Overview
- On July 15 CNN analyst Harry Enten said Trump’s net approval on handling inflation sits in a range that historically inflicts severe political damage.
- Ipsos polling cited by Enten shows Trump’s net inflation approval fell from minus 6 in January 2025 to minus 50 in May 2026 before edging to minus 47 in June 2026.
- Enten compared those numbers to data from Ipsos and Gallup showing Joe Biden at about minus 43 and Jimmy Carter at about minus 44 at similar points in their terms.
- June’s Consumer Price Index data showed headline inflation cooled to 3.5 percent from 4.2 percent in May, but Enten cautioned rising gasoline prices could erase any political benefit.
- Net approval measures subtract those who disapprove from those who approve so a large negative score signals broad voter dissatisfaction and has in the past weakened presidencies and their parties at midterms.