
Even CNN’s data analyst has been forced to admit what millions of Americans already knew: President Donald Trump is the most influential leader this century, delivering real change at a pace that puts every other president to shame.
Story Highlights
- CNN’s Harry Enten declares Trump the “most influential president this century” based on unprecedented policy changes.
- Trump raised tariff rates from 2% to 18%, the highest since the 1930s, protecting American workers from unfair foreign competition.
- Net migration is projected to turn negative for the first time in 50 years, finally putting American citizens first.
- Over 180 executive orders signed in six months, dismantling DEI programs and rolling back green energy waste.
CNN Finally Admits the Obvious Truth
Harry Enten, CNN’s data guru who spent years downplaying Trump’s impact, has now publicly acknowledged what conservative Americans have witnessed firsthand.
Trump’s second term represents the most aggressive reversal of failed leftist policies in modern history. When even the mainstream media admits Trump is “remaking America,” you know the transformation is undeniable.
The numbers don’t lie, and neither can CNN anymore. Trump has signed over 180 executive orders in just six months, systematically dismantling the bureaucratic nightmare left behind by the Biden administration. This isn’t just governance; it’s a complete restoration of American sovereignty.
Protecting American Workers Through Smart Trade Policy
Trump’s tariff increases from 2% to 18% represent the highest rates since the 1930s, and it’s about time. For decades, globalist politicians sold out American manufacturing to benefit foreign competitors and multinational corporations.
These tariffs protect domestic industries and force other nations to compete fairly instead of exploiting cheap labor and lax environmental standards.
The economic establishment screams about trade wars, but they’re the same experts who shipped millions of jobs overseas and hollowed out America’s industrial base.
Trump understands that true prosperity comes from making things in America, not importing everything from countries that hate us while we fund their military protection.
Immigration Sanity Returns to America
Perhaps most remarkably, net migration is projected to turn negative for the first time in 50 years, dropping 60% from 2024 levels.
This represents a fundamental shift from the Biden administration’s open-border disaster that prioritized illegal immigrants over American citizens. Trump’s immigration crackdown isn’t cruel; it’s constitutional enforcement of laws that previous administrations ignored.
Love it, like or lump it, I'd argue Trump's the most influential president this century.
-Tariff rate is way up & highest in nearly a century
-Net migration is way down & may be negative for the 1st time in 50+ years
-He's signed more exec orders in a year than anyone since FDR pic.twitter.com/59kXcP5qlJ— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) August 3, 2025
For years, working-class Americans watched their wages stagnate while politicians imported cheap labor to benefit wealthy donors. Trump’s policies finally put American workers first, ensuring that legal immigration serves national interests rather than corporate profits.
The demographic transformation will strengthen communities and reduce the burden on social services that taxpayers fund.
Dismantling the Administrative State
Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI programs and the Department of Education represent long-overdue corrections to decades of federal overreach.
The administrative state grew into a monster under previous administrations, creating bureaucratic fiefdoms that answered to no one while wasting taxpayer dollars on woke indoctrination programs.
Rolling back green energy subsidies eliminates corporate welfare disguised as environmental policy. These programs enriched connected insiders while driving up energy costs for ordinary families.
Trump’s “unleashing American energy” initiative prioritizes affordable, reliable power over virtue-signaling climate policies that shipped jobs to China while accomplishing nothing meaningful for the environment.
Sources:
Holland & Knight: Trump’s 2025 Executive Orders Chart
CBS News: Trump Project 2025 First 100 Days
The White House: Unleashing American Energy
Holland & Knight: Trump’s 2025 Executive Orders Updates and Summaries
American Presidency Project: Trump’s First 100 Days 2025














