Phony Stark Down: CNN Shows Elon Musk's Favorability Ratings In The Basement

As Elon Musk says he will be spending a "lot less" money on politics, that action is now drowned out by the revelation of how toxic he's become all around. This came to light in a segment on "CNN News Central" on Wednesday (May 21) where analyst Harry Enten detailed how far the tech billionaire who headed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team that slashed thousands of federal jobs has fallen.

"How unpopular is he?" Enten said, utilizing a flatscreen showing the data. "How low can you go? Oh, my - okay, take a look here: Elon Musk's net favorability rating, look at this shift back in 2017, before he really started this politics thing. He was at plus-24 points. Look at where he is now: Whoa, he fell through the floor, minus-19 points. Among Democrats, the fall was even more dramatic. We're talking about going from plus-35 points on net favorability rating. That is quite a popular guy among Democrats, but get this - now down to minus-91 points. You can't really go lower than that. I guess you could go down to minus-100 points, but he became political kryptonite."

Enten highlighted how Musk's efforts with DOGE led to many Americans truly disliking him, with those who identify as Democrats being the most expressive, noting his attempts to influence the Wisconsin Supreme Court election race held earlier this year. But his comparison of Tesla, which Musk co-founded, to General Motors in terms of favorability really showed the height of disdain Musk has earned. "We're going to compare General Motors and Tesla," Enten began. "General Motors, quite well-liked by the American people, plus-23 points on net favorability rating. But look at Tesla, minus-20 points. So this idea that Tesla could somehow separate itself from Elon Musk, the American people saw the exact same way, and, of course, Tesla is a business."

"It turns out that Elon Musk's political kryptonite was also becoming kryptonite for selling cars," Enten added. As an ally to President Donald Trump, Musk has been heavily targeted by activists since Trump's administration took office with protests here and abroad. And it has rattled the mogul, who issued a threat to those who he claimed threatened him personally during a virtual interview with Bloomberg's Qatar Economic Forum. "We're coming for you," he said, pointing to the camera.

Check out the CNN segment above.



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