President Donald Trump and his “One, Big Beautiful Bill” is under fire by his one-time buddy and former special government agent Elon Musk. Social media has been ablaze over the last few days, with many chiming in and taking sides.
In the barrage of tweets between the two, Musk blasted Trump’s spending bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” and accused congress of “making America bankrupt.” However, he’s taken it further by accusing the president of being in the Epstein files.
When questioned in an interview about Musk on Friday morning, Trump said to ABC News “You mean the man who has lost his mind?” he asked, saying he was “not particularly” interested in talking to him right now.
How does this public feud between the world’s richest billionaire and one of the most powerful leaders in the world affect Americans’ view of the president?
In a YouGov poll taken this week, 28% of Americans chose to side with Trump, 8% sided with Musk, 52% sided with neither and 11% said they weren’t sure.
When asked about whether they thought the two men would work together again in the future, 28% said yes, 31% said no and 41% were not sure.
There was a much closer split of people that responded to whether the country would be better off with Trump and Musk… working together – 35%, in conflict with one another – 31%, and 35% were not sure.
Here’s what Trump’s presidential job approval ratings look like now.
What is Trump’s current presidential approval rating?
- According to today’s Rasmussen Reports polling, Trump’s approval has continued to dip this week to a 50% approval rating and 49% that disapprove.
- In this week’s Quantus Insights poll, Trump’s job approval rating is almost even with 48.8% approval versus 48.2% that disapprove and 3% that had no opinion.
- The Economist/YouGov poll taken this week, shows Trump favorability edging lower to 44% favorability versus 51% unfavorable. The same poll showed a 42% favorability toward Musk and 51% unfavorable.
- The TrafalGarGroup poll from last weekend found that 53.7% of Americans approve of how Trump is handling his job as president, while 45.6% disapprove.
- The Morning Consult tracker poll taken last weekend reported a drop to 46% approval rating and a 51% that disapprove.
- RealClear Polling which encompasses the average of different 15 different pollsters, including all those mentioned above, shows Trump’s overall favorability slightly dipping over the week, at 47.3% that approve and 49.9% that disapprove. These numbers are still an improvement since his lows at the end of April, when it reached a 52.4% disapproval rating and 45.1% favorable approval rating.
Note: Polls are constantly changing and different pollsters ask different varieties of the population. These numbers were reflected as of Friday, June 6, 2025 at 12 p.m.
