Billionaire Elon Musk has become a central figure in President Donald Trump’s White House administration playing a role in the Department of Government Efficiency, a move that could impact the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock price.
A new poll of voters finds minimal approval of the billionaire’s role.
What Happened: Musk recently said it was hard juggling his responsibilities between his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, along with his government work.
A new CNN/SSRS poll found that Musk’s work within the government may not be going over as well as the billionaire believes.
Musk scores an approval rating of 35% with a disapproval rating of 53% in the new poll shared Wednesday. Eleven percent of voters have no opinion on the billionaire in the poll.
For comparison, Trump scored an overall approval rating of 45% with a disapproval rating of 54%, similar to Musk. Trump’s approval rating was down from 48% in a February CNN poll.
Vice President J.D. Vance has a favorable rating of 33% in the poll with an unfavorable rating of 44%. A higher number of voters had no opinion on Vance with 23% choosing this option.
In the new poll, 62% of voters said Musk does not have the “right experience” to make changes to the government while 61% …Full story available on Benzinga.com