CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten on Thursday named a “large reason” why Americans are giving Donald Trump’s second term a “thumbs down” as the president plans to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar.

“This to me is just bizarro politics. It’s just so bizarre,” said Enten of the move in a segment with CNN’s Bianna Golodryga.

Enten noted that “Qatar” and “airplane” were the top Google searches tied to Trump over the last five days — knocking “tariffs” out of the top results related to the president just as the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day pause on tariffs.

“And so all of a sudden you get something that is far more negative for him in the headlines,” Enten said.

He added that talk of Trump being “corrupt” for accepting the gift, which the president has attempted to justify in recent days despite bipartisan concerns, isn’t a new concept to American voters.

Enten turned to a Marquette Law School poll from October 2024 that found 61% of registered voters agreeing that Trump behaved corruptly in the past (39% of registered voters disagreed with the notion).

But Enten argued that one aspect of Trump’s plan to accept the plane is “surprising.” He pointed to previous polling from The Washington Post and Marquette Law School that Americans’ net favorability rating of Qatar is -10 percentage points, while Canada is at 53 percentage points.

“Canada, of course, is largely seen as an ally of the United States. Yet, Trump has distanced himself from them, right?” said Enten, adding that the president started a trade war with Canada and hits its leaders with his “51st state” talk.

“And instead, who is he striking deals with? And who might he potentially accept the gift of a plane from? From Qatar.”

He later continued, “I almost can’t even fathom the words for it, because he’s cutting deals with people that the American people don’t like.”