‘On a power trip’ or ‘obviously brilliant’? Voters weigh Musk’s influence
Alex Lederman and Nomia IQBal BBC News, in Erie, Pennsylvania Watch: How Americans Feel About Elon Musk’s Government Role Seated Around a Breakfast Table in Erie, Pennsylvania, Four Veterans in Their Mid -80s – John, Jack, Bob and Don – Gather to Reinisce About Their Decades of FriendShip. But it is another don, this one in his late 70s, who Keeps Creeping INTO THEIR Conversation: President Donald Trump. obviously brilliant
Of the Four, ONLY BOB VOTED FOR TRUMP. But After Seeing Elon Musk Standing Next to The Republic President in the Oval Office This Week, Defending His Efforts to Size and Speery Government.
“I’m Afraid of Him,” Bob Says of Musk. “I Think He’s Trying To Be Press.”
Erie County Was One of the Key Battlegrounds That Helped Swing The 2024 Presidential Election in Trump’s Favour. The Republican Won 50.1% of the Vote Hera Just Four Years After His Democratic Rival Joe Biden Narrowly Took The County.
And part of Trump’s Winning Platform Was a Clear Promise to Overhaul and UpenD the Federal Government, Pledget on the Campaign Trail to Deliver “Trillions” in Cuts IF Elected. Polls Indicated That was Popular with Republican Voters, and That Remains the Case Now. What Was Less Clear to Voters Before The Election Was Just How Much of A Frontline Role Musk Would Play in This Administration. Members of His Team has Enterd Various Departments to Monitor Spending and Offered Millions of Workers An exit Route.
“This is Dangous. This is Against America’s Interests,” Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer Said. “And President Trump Needs to Show Some Leadership and Rein in Doge Before IT Inflicts More Harm.”
He Said Democrats Had Swung Too to The Left and He Wanted Four Years of Trump to Help “Center the Country”. While he does not regret his vote, he Says Musk Makes Him Feel Uneasy. “He had His Little Kid there with Him in the Oval Office,” He Said. “I’m not quite comfortable with that.”
“I Think Musk’s Influence Might Be a Little Too Much on the President,” He added. “I’m Seeing Too Much of Him. He Should Just Stick with His Spacex and His Electric Cars.” Musk, Meanwhile, Has Been Clear That He Believes He Is Working to Enact the Wishes of Trump’s Voters. Christine Barber Shrugged Off Concerns and Said The American People Had Elected Trump to Run the Country and He had Appointed Musk to Help Him Do That.
“Personally, I Love Him,” She Said of Musk. “Financially, and from A Business Perspecttive, We Need Somebody Who Knows What The Heck They’re Doing. And IF Anybody Does, IT’s Donald Trump and Elon Musk.” Patrick Laughlan Had a Similar View. He Said He Trusted Trump and Musk “To The Extent You Can Trust Anybody You Don’t Know.”
“The Guy’s Obviously Brilliant,” Laughlan Said of Musk. “He’s Doing A Good Job Trying to Get Rid of Waste. Both of Those Gentlemen Are Trying To Get Money Back To Americans.”
Evan Lagace, A Restaurant Manager Here, Embraces Musk’s Cuts to A System He Views As Bloated and Inefficient. “He’s Already Extremely Powerful,” He Said. “It Makes No Difference.”
