A new analysis from CNN data expert Harry Enten points to a significant drop in support for Donald Trump among a crucial voting bloc: Republican-leaning independents. Republican-leaning independents Approval within Republican-leaning independents fell from 73% during President Donald Trump's first term to 53%. By: MEGA On a recent episode of CNN News Central, anchor John Berman raised questions about the president's rising disapproval ratings. "You can't get to record-high disapproval with just members of the other party not liking you, so how do you get there?" Berman asked.