Polling on Elon Musk evident crimson gentle for Republicans | EUROtoday

Even as Elon Musk and President Donald Trump not seem like on talking phrases, the Tesla CEO’s reputation among the many Republican base is on the rise, in line with polling.

Trump and Musk’s pleasant relationship got here to a blinding finish on Thursday as their disagreement over the Republicans’ spending package deal went into full bloom.

Musk known as the invoice, which considerably will increase the deficit, a “disgusting abomination.” Trump stated his former buddy had gone “crazy” as Musk known as for his impeachment and removing and claimed that the president is included within the “Epstein Files.” He later deleted that publish.

While Musk isn’t set to take over as the highest determine within the Republican Party, he may create chaos surrounding the GOP’s agenda and its plans for the 2026 midterms.

Seventy-six p.c of Republicans see Musk favorably, in line with the latest ballot by The Economist and YouGov. Meanwhile, simply 18 p.c view him unfavorably.

According to a ballot carried out by The New York Times and Siena College in late April, 77 p.c of Republicans view Musk favorably.

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, Musk’s reputation has been over 70 p.c in most polls, Politico famous. The billionaire is extra standard than House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, or nearly anybody else within the GOP.

Among Republicans, each Trump and Vice President JD Vance are extra standard than Musk, with 87% and 80% approval, respectively, in line with the Economist/YouGov survey.

Musk’s polling energy with the Republican base might partly be rooted in the truth that GOP voters believed within the mission of the Department of Government Efficiency from the outset, with nearly 90 p.c backing the notion that the federal government must be downsized.

A latest Harvard-Harris ballot discovered that about the identical proportion of Republicans consider that DOGE has been efficient at scaling again spending. Meanwhile, Democrats and independents are much less prone to belief DOGE’s accomplishments and are a lot much less prone to view Musk favorably. Fifteen p.c of Democrats and 34 p.c of independents have favorable views of the billionaire.

Musk might develop into a harmful rival for the Republican Party, whose values align with the DOGE mission of chopping spending and decreasing the deficit. Musk’s wealth and social media affect because the proprietor of X might pose a risk to Trump and his social gathering.

This comes as Trump informed NBC News on Saturday that he has “no intention” of talking to Musk or making an attempt to restore the connection.

“I’m too busy doing other things,” stated Trump. “I have no intention of speaking to him.”

“I would assume so, yeah,” he stated when requested if his relationship with Musk was over.

“I think it’s a very bad thing, because he’s very disrespectful. You could not disrespect the office of the President,” he added.

He additionally issued a risk, saying that Musk will face “very serious consequences” if he chooses to make use of his vital wealth to fund Democrats. Musk’s opposition to the spending invoice may lead the billionaire to fund challengers to Republicans who voted in favor of it.

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump informed NBC News.