Harry Enten: ‘Americans Are in Love with the Idea of Cutting Gov’t Spending ... But Elon Musk Isn’t a Popular Guy’

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ENTEN: "Let me just say a few things. Number one, when it comes to government spending, Americans are in love with the idea of cutting government spending, much more so than they were five years ago. I think it‘s like 55% of Americans who say they want to cut the size of government, they want to make sure it‘s doing less, not more. I think the number was reversed. It was 55% who said it should be doing more back in 2020. So that‘s one thing. But, Elon Musk is not a popular guy. I mean, that‘s the bottom line here. If he is leading this effort, I think it‘s going to go much — it‘s not going to go as far as it would if Congress was leading the effort. And this, I think, is the big question. Can Republicans in Congress actually get their act together? They have such a thin majority. If they can, and they‘re the ones who are in charge of cutting the spending, that would be a much better situation for Republicans going into the midterms than not."