CNN’s senior data reporter Harry Enten named the executive order that Donald Trump has signed this week that may lead to his “honeymoon period” as president already being over.
Trump on his first day back in office Monday ordered the end of birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. Democratic-led states are already legally challenging the move. Birthright citizenship is enshrined under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
Trump, “by pushing policies like this, is just trying to eliminate his honeymoon period completely,” Enten suggested on Tuesday’s “Newsroom.”
“This is just not a popular policy,” he noted.
Drilling down into polling figures, Enten said ending birthright citizenship currently had 35% support versus 53% opposition.
“I’ve looked at multiple polls, looked at the question asked multiple different ways,” he continued. “If anything, this undersells the opposition by a little bit.”
“Simply put, this is not a popular…
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