The Odds: Trump’s Inflation Polling 3:17

President Donald Trump's approval rating on inflation has reached the lowest point ever measured, according to a CNN segment examining the polling. Support has dropped steeply among Independent voters in particular. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten says the readings are the worst on record for any president, not merely for Trump himself.

Enten and John Berman of CNN News Central, who examined the polling together, go through why the numbers have fallen so far and what makes them historically poor. The discussion was published Friday, October 2, 2026, in a feature called The Odds. The pair frame the numbers as a measure of how far Trump's inflation ratings have slid, particularly among Independent voters.

The conversation also moves to forecasting markets, where traders see an increasing likelihood that gasoline will be expensive by Election Day. Berman and Enten present that trend alongside the approval figures. The three-minute video is credited to Ainsley Ehlers.

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