CNN’s top data analyst Harry Enten just delivered devastating news for Democrats — President Donald Trump is winning the shutdown fight. Speaking with John Berman, Enten revealed that unlike the 2018–2019 standoff, this time Trump’s approval hasn’t dropped at all — it’s actually gone up.
In 2019, over 60% of Americans blamed Trump for the shutdown. Today, that number has fallen to less than half. Enten said Trump’s strategy of ruling through executive orders — already surpassing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s pace — is making him look more decisive than ever. “This shutdown isn’t hurting him politically,” Enten warned. “It’s a different world now.”
