Axios’ Talev: ‘There’s the Potential that Elon Musk Will Be Dragging the President’s Reputation Down’

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TALEV: "I mean, I think it's a really important indicator, John. And what we‘ve always seen from the start is that President Trump‘s approval numbers were higher than Elon Musk. Elon Musk didn‘t get elected president. But Musk‘s favorability or approval started out pretty high just before the start of the administration or in the very early days, and we‘re beginning to see not just in Missouri at this town hall meeting, but in national polling, a real dip where he‘s, you know, underwater, as they say, and his disapproval numbers, Musk‘s, are higher than his approval numbers. We‘re also beginning to see a rise in the disapproval or strong disapproval numbers for President Trump. So there‘s the potential that Elon Musk will be dragging the president‘s reputation down among those voters who voted for Trump because they wanted to see a change, but they just didn‘t want to see it this way. So, that‘s — it‘s sort of an important indicator to watch.”