CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten on Wednesday highlighted new polling showing how unpopular Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom remains with Americans.
Enten noted how the needle of public opinion on the ballroom has barely shifted since October, with the same 56% of Americans still opposed to it and only 28% supporting it.
"This ballroom is, simply put, unpopular," Enten said of the project, which Trump previously insisted would be funded through private donations but for which Senate Republicans are now reportedly seeking $1 billion in taxpayer funding for security measures.
Anchor John Berman asked Enten to put the 28% support figure into perspective.
"Americans who support or believe in ghosts: that comes in at 39%," Enten replied. "How about telepathy? That comes in at 29%. And the new White House ballroom comes in below both of those at 28%."
The "bottom line" is "this new White House ballroom is most certainly not popular," Enten continued. "More Americans believe in ghosts, and slightly more — though within the margin of error — believe in telepathy."
Enten pointed to other polling to explain why the issue is "such a problem" for Trump, noting that 67% of Americans say the president has the wrong priorities, while the same percentage disapprove of him on government spending.
