America tells Musk that they dislike him and don’t suppose he has helped minimize authorities waste | EUROtoday
Elon Musk’s recognition is waning as Americans reveal they don’t imagine he has helped to chop authorities waste, based on a brand new ballot.
Musk, who was appointed by President Donald Trump to guide the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, is regarded extra negatively now than he was in February, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos ballot discovered.
The ballot discovered that 35 p.c of Americans approve of the best way the billionaire is dealing with his job in Trump’s White House, in comparison with 57 p.c who disapprove. In a February ballot by the newspaper, 49 p.c disapproved. The Tesla boss’ approval ranking has not modified considerably since February, when it was 34 p.c.
DOGE claims it has saved an estimated $160 billion by means of mass layoffs and gutting federal companies. But Musk’s position in chopping waste and eliminating fraud from the federal authorities will not be deemed as profitable by Americans as he would possibly like.

While 43 p.c mentioned federal authorities waste has decreased below Trump, 31 p.c mentioned it stayed the identical and 25 p.c mentioned it had elevated.
When requested about fraud, 34 p.c mentioned it has elevated below Trump, 34 p.c mentioned it has stayed the identical and 32 p.c mentioned it has decreased.
Musk mentioned he can be lowering his time with DOGE starting subsequent month after his electrical automobile firm Tesla reported its lowest income since Q3 2021. Last week, the corporate reported its lowest income since Q3 2021, with a double miss EPS of $0.27 vs an estimated $0.39 and income of $19.34 billion vs a $21.11 billion estimate. Tesla’s web revenue fell 71 p.c within the first quarter.
Musk mentioned he would nonetheless be working with the Trump administration one or two days every week. “Starting next month, I’ll be allocating far more of my time to Tesla,” he mentioned final week.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-doge-popularity-poll-b2740799.html