Elon Musk used to be a nerd love by the public. But a MAGA turn has seen his favorability plummet
Elon Musk used to be a nerd love by the public. But a MAGA turn has seen his favorability plummet
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In 2016, Elon Musk was beloved by the public. That isn’t the case today, a new poll found. Elon Musk may have gotten a job as the head of Donald Trump’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency, but not many people are happy about it, a new surveys found. The South African entrepreneur entered the public eye as the genius behind both PayPal and Space X. He arguably became a household name after his involvement in Tesla, where he now serves as CEO decades after becoming an early investor.
![[Trump and Musk have become closely aligned in recent months and it has led to 53 percent of people disapproving of the billionaire’s role in the administration, a poll found]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/05/17/02/President-elect-Donald-Trump-talks-with-Elon-Musk-(right)-during-UFC-309-at-Madison-Square-Garden--M.jpeg)
During Trump’s first term, the tech billionaire served on some of his presidential advisory councils in June 2017 after the then-president announced his plans to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Now, eight years after Musk left the presidential advisory councils, Trump has once again ordered the withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty. But this time, Musk is sticking around as the head of DOGE.
