Some Rumblings
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One question about Trump and President Musk is how far they can go without provoking a pretty significant backlash. There’s at least a few signs that’s happening in this Washington Post poll.
President Donald Trump has opened his second term with a flurry of actions designed to radically disrupt and shrink the federal bureaucracy, but reviews from Americans are mixed to negative on many of his specific initiatives, and 57 percent say he has exceeded his authority since taking office, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll.
Overall, 43 percent of Americans say they support what the president has done during his first month in office, with 48 percent saying they oppose. Those who strongly oppose outnumber those who strongly support by 37 percent to 27 percent.
The president’s supporters applaud him for deporting undocumented immigrants and cutting government waste. Those unhappy with the direction he is taking the country say they fear Trump is allowing billionaire Elon Musk to dismantle critical government programs.
Americans also are clear what the president should do if a federal court rules that he has done something illegal. More than 8 in 10 say he should follow the court ruling. That includes more than 9 in 10 Democrats along with roughly 8 in 10 Republicans and independents.
Assessments of Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who oversees the effort to reshape the executive branch of government, are more negative than those of the president. The poll finds 34 percent saying they approve of the way Musk is handling his job, with 49 percent disapproving and 14 percent not sure.
What else this polls show is slightly softer support for what Trump is doing among Republicans than support for Trump among Democrats. It’d be nice if the Democratic leadership recognized the opportunities and actually did anything to demonstrate to Americans that they were ready to lead a fight against Trump, but that might make Blue Slip Dick and Mark Warner slightly uncomfortable…..