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“Look, the principles of DOGE were very popular. I think if you looked at the polling, Elon was not,” Bessent told CNN’s State of the Union.
Neither entity appeared to be truly popular when polled. A March NBC News poll found 39% of respondents approved of Musk, with 41% approving of DOGE.
Bessent also noted the boards of directors at Musk’s companies Tesla and SpaceX, among others, may prefer that Musk stay out of politics.
* Original Article:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3463846/bessent-doge-popular-musk-not-new-america-party-trump-bill/
