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Americans are increasingly critical of Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration, with a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finding negative reactions to some cuts made by his U.S. DOGE Service and skeptical that the government is cutting waste and fraud.

The poll finds 35% of Americans approve of the way Musk is handling his job in the Trump administration, while 57% disapprove. Negative ratings of Musk are up from 49% in February, while his approval has shifted little from 34% two months ago. He remains less popular than Donald Trump, who has a 39% approval rating and a 55% disapproval rating.

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[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 43 points 1 day ago

The poll finds 35% of Americans approve of the way Musk is handling his job in the Trump administration

35% of people are liars or idiots

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

He's on my team so I'm obligated to cheer for him.

Also I've shoved my head so far up right wing media's anus that all I hear is the long slow fart of "He's making America great again!"

Plenty of smart honest people believe hair brained bullshit entirely because their media diet has been totally captured.

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