After weeks of doom-and-gloom predictions from the corporate media, President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are suddenly rebounding, and not even CNN can spin its way out of it. In a segment that probably made more than a few liberal producers cringe, CNN’s Harry Enten laid out the numbers in plain English: Trump is rising from the dead, politically speaking.
“People were writing his political obituary,” Enten said. “He is rising from the dead.” The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows a stunning turnaround. Back in late April, Trump was eight points underwater in his net approval. Now? He’s clawed his way up seven points to just minus one. That’s a fourteen-point swing in a matter of weeks, and it’s not just a statistical blip.
CNN’s John Berman, perhaps trying to downplay the shift, pressed Enten to put the numbers in broader context. But Enten’s answer probably won’t help ease the left’s panic.
“This is considerably higher than he has traditionally been,” Enten acknowledged. Looking at an aggregate of polling data, Trump is currently sitting at a net approval of minus six, still slightly underwater, but far better than the minus nine he saw just a few weeks ago. More importantly, Enten noted that Trump is nearly ten points better than he was at this same point in his first term back in May of 2017.
Trump’s approval is rising after his first 100 days in office. Strange, right? Just a coincidence? According to CNN’s Harry Enten, it’s because of the economy — what a surprise. The odds of a recession are now dropping, with JPMorgan cutting its forecast from 60% to under 50%, and Goldman Sachs trimming theirs from 45% to 35%. Sure, that’s good news, but let’s be honest — that kind of economic data doesn’t usually shift public opinion overnight.
What does? A rigged narrative collapsing under its own weight.
Let’s not kid ourselves. The media latched onto Trump’s early dip in approval like leftists to a government handout, loudly proclaiming his second term had already gone off the rails. But what we’re seeing now is a course correction, a rebound not because the fundamentals suddenly changed, but because the polls are finally reflecting reality. The truth is, those early polls weren’t just off; they were part of the same tired script: paint Trump’s presidency as a failure right out of the gate.
And now that the script isn’t sticking, the numbers are “unexpectedly” improving. It's funny how that works.
Mark Mitchell, the head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, has been pointing this out for a while now.
Lots of talk about Trump Approval as we approach 100 days in.
— Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) April 27, 2025
Here's the thing - others' Trump approval numbers can't be trusted because they don't know how to poll Trump supporters.
We do, and here is how everyone stacks up.
Maybe you are surprised? pic.twitter.com/ZzLTqRlWzs
THEY'RE STILL LYING TO YOU
— Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) May 12, 2025
Look at the polling for Trump's 100 days.
Proud of yourselves? @CNN @ABC @NBCNews @CBSNews @washingtonpost @Ipsos @TheEconomist @NPR @Marist @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/WhetUYwSO9
Anyone with a functioning brain knew that those early polls were garbage — crafted to build a media narrative, not reflect actual voter sentiment. And now, with Trump rising, even the spin doctors at CNN are forced to deal with the reality that Trump is more popular than they can wrap their heads around.
