Overview
- CNN’s Harry Enten reports Trump’s foreign-policy approval at 43%, up from 35% during his first term.
- At a comparable point in their second terms, George W. Bush was at 36% and Barack Obama at 37%, placing Trump ahead of both.
- Enten characterizes the increase as a double-digit rise in net approval and one of Trump’s clearest areas of improvement since returning to office.
- A key factor, Enten says, is public response to Trump’s involvement in brokering an Israel–Hamas ceasefire, with Trump at +3 net approval on the issue versus Joe Biden’s -37 at the end of his presidency.
- Looking ahead, Enten cites prediction markets that put the odds above 50% for Israel–Saudi normalization during Trump’s term, describing it as a potential further boost to his foreign-policy standing.