A further 70% believe government spending is rife with waste and fraud, while 69% support ultimately cutting spending by $1 trillion.
Despite broadly circulating left-wing narratives that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was causing a cataclysmic drop in support for President Donald Trump’s administration, a recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll has substantially undercut that assertion.
The survey, released Monday, showed Trump with a 50% approval rating, compared to a 43% disapproval figure. That number largely aligns with the RealClearPolitics polling average, which gives Trump a 49.3% approval rating and a 47.5% disapproval.
Eighty-three percent of voters expressed a preference for cutting government spending to raising taxes, while 77% supported a broad review of government spending. Sixty percent of voters, moreover, believe that DOGE is currently helping the government to make major cuts.
A further 70% believe government spending is rife with waste and fraud, while 69% support ultimately cutting spending by $1 trillion. Conversely, 58% do not want DOGE employees to have access to sensitive personal information.
Conducted Feb. 19-20, the survey questioned 2,443 registered voters.