Harry Enten: Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hurts His Approval Ratings

Immigration Crackdown's Impact on Trump's Popularity

• 📉 Donald Trump's popularity has been negatively impacted by recent ramped-up immigration crackdowns and raids.
• 📊 Net approval ratings have worsened, with Quinnipiac moving from -12 to -16 and AP-Norc from -16 to -21, marking the worst numbers for Trump in his term.

Shift in Immigration Approval

• 🎯 Immigration, once a strength for Donald Trump, has seen a significant decline in his approval on the issue.
• 📈 His net approval rating on immigration dropped from +4 on June 1st to -2, a six-point decrease in about two weeks.
• ⚠️ The American public is reportedly turning against the president on this core issue, with 60% viewing government funds for the military parade as not a good use of funds.

Legal Battle Over National Guard Deployment

• ⚖️ A federal judge ruled that President Trump illegally took control of the California National Guard, exceeding his statutory authority and violating the 10th Amendment.
• ⏸️ However, a federal appeals court has temporarily paused this ruling, allowing the National Guard to remain deployed until a hearing on Tuesday.
• 🗣️ President Trump reacted positively to the pause, stating the appeals court ruled he can use the National Guard to keep cities safe, though the court has not yet made a final decision.

Judicial Interpretation of 'Rebellion'

• 🔍 The judge questioned the administration's argument that the protests constituted a rebellion, finding insufficient evidence of an organized attempt to overthrow the government.
• 📚 The judge's analysis involved consulting dictionary definitions of 'rebellion,' concluding it requires an organized taking up of arms against the government, which he found was not met by the protesters' actions.
• ⚖️ While acknowledging that protesters broke laws and stepped outside free speech rights, the judge distinguished this from a definition of rebellion.