Summary

Elon Muskā€™s job approval dropped to 41%ā€”his lowest since joining the Trump administrationā€”according to a Marquette Law School poll.

His favorability fell to 38%, while 58% disapproved of his work leading DOGE.

The decline follows backlash over Muskā€™s political involvement, including his $22 million support of Brad Schimel, who lost Wisconsinā€™s Supreme Court race.

Muskā€™s alignment with controversial Trump policies, such as calls to annex Canada, has further eroded public support.

  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Not to defend Musk or Trump, but this is literally what Trump campaigned on. Trump said heā€™d be dictator on day one, and that Musk would be in charge of gutting agencies. Anyone who is surprised by their actions after months of projecting their plan is naive and/or ignorant.

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      Yep and the mediaā€™s general complicity with this aberration of a government, even citing an ā€œapproval ratingā€ of someone who bought and forced their way into an illegitimate position.

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      I agree but thatā€™s irrelevant. The publicā€™s approval of a person only matters if that person was elected to a position by the public. Musk was not elected, so his approval ratings amongst the public do not matter.