What Americans think about Trump and Musk's plans for the federal government
naharnet - 1/24/2025 4:33:20 PM - GMT (+2 )
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naharnet - 1/24/2025 4:33:20 PM - GMT (+2 )
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Americans see the federal government as rife with corruption, inefficiency and red tape — but they're less sure about whether Elon Musk is the right person to fix it.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that only about 3 in 10 U.S. adults strongly or somewhat approve of President Trump's creation of an advisory body on government efficiency, which Musk is helming. About 4 in 10 disapprove, while the rest were neutral or didn't know enough to say. (The poll was conducted before Vivek Ramaswamy announced he would no longer be involved in the group.)
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