Elon Musk's popularity among Americans crashes, shows polls. Here are why

Elon Musk gained power in Washington following Donald Trump's inauguration, his popularity has waned, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research.

Just 33 per cent of US adults have a favourable view of Musk, the chain-saw-wielding, late-night-posting, campaign-hat-wearing public face of President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize and overhaul the federal government. That share is down from 41 per cent in December, AP-NORC polls showed.

The poll found that about two-thirds of adults believe Musk has held too much influence over the federal government during the past few months - although that influence may be coming to an end. The billionaire entrepreneur is expected to leave his administration job in the coming weeks.


Musk is noticeably less popular than the overall effort to pare back the government workforce, which Trump has described as bloated and corrupt. About half of US adults believe the Republican president has gone too far on reducing the size of the federal workforce, while roughly 3 in 10 think he is on target and 14 per cent want him to go even further.

Musk's increasingly conservative politics are reflected in the polling. Only about 2 in 10 independents and about 1 in 10 Democrats view Musk favourably, compared with about 7 in 10 Republicans.

In addition, while about 7 in 10 independents and about 9 in 10 Democrats believe Musk has too much influence, only about 4 in 10 Republicans feel that way.

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