GOP support for Musk influence with Trump falls dramatically: Poll



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The share of Republicans who say they want tech billionaire Elon Musk to have significant influence in the Trump administration has fallen substantially in the months since President Donald Trump was elected. In The Economist/YouGov poll taken in the days after the November 2024 election, 47% of surveyed Republicans said they wanted Musk to have “a lot” of influence in the Trump administration, while 29% wanted “a little” and 12% wanted him to have “none at all.”
However, according to a poll released by The Economist and YouGov on Wednesday, Feb. 5, only 26% of Republicans now say they want Musk to have “a lot of influence.” The poll, conducted Feb 2 to Feb 4, surveyed 1,604 adults.

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