Overview

• The dispute began June 5 over objections to the proposed “Big Beautiful Bill” and quickly escalated into personal insults and threats to withdraw federal contracts.
• A YouGov survey of 3,812 U.S. adults conducted June 5 found 52% of respondents choosing neither Musk nor Trump when asked whose side they were on.
• Trump received support from 28% of respondents compared to 8% for Musk, while 11% were undecided.
• Across age, gender and regional subgroups, at least half of respondents uniformly rejected both figures, underscoring widespread disapproval.
• When asked about terminating Musk’s government subsidies and contracts, 41% favored cutting support—including 23% of Republicans—while 21% opposed and 38% were unsure.