While the White House and loyal members of his administration will swear to Donald Trump’s popularity among the American people, a CNN analysis of polling data claims that U.S. citizens actually like Canada more.

Alongside host Sara Sidner on Monday, chief data analyst Harry Enten said the U.S. president has a net popularity rating of -10, whereas Canada’s is at +49, a difference of nearly 60 points. Article content Article content

“When you pick on Canada as the United States president, you are picking on a country that the American people adore,” Enten said.

“Pretty much every single time, among most Americans, Americans will choose Canada over Donald Trump.”

The last U.S. president to record a rating higher than Canada’s current, he added, was George W. Bush in the early 2000s.

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