Most Americans Have Negative View of Elon Musk: Poll
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk, the owner of X, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and head of President Trump’s DOGE cost-cutting initiative, is less popular than Trump at the moment.
According to a new CNN/SSRS poll released Wednesday, about 53% of Americans said they have an “unfavorable opinion” of the billionaire, compared with 35% who have a positive view and 9% offering no opinion (and 2% saying they have “never heard” of Musk).
By comparison, Trump’s overall favorability rating was 45% and his unfavorability rating was 52%, according to the poll, which was in line with Trump’s highest ratings for his first term in office.
Meanwhile, about Vice President JD Vance, 44% of Americans polled have a favorable opinion, 33% rated him favorably and 23% had no opinion.
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