Americans have overwhelming favorites when it comes to figures in President Donald Trump’s inner circle and among his Cabinet, according to Daily Mail/J.L. Partners polling.
Nearly half of registered voters – 45 percent – in the latest survey have a very or somewhat favorable view of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Meanwhile, 39 percent have an unfavorable opinion of the Health and Human Services Secretary.
Of those included in the perspective poll, Secretary of State Marco Rubio came in a distant second, three-points in the positive among those who have a very favorable and very unfavorable view of Trump’s top diplomatic official.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also had a three-point positive approval, but only 24 percent very or somewhat favorable rating compared to a combined 22 percent unfavorable view.
A whopping 34 percent of respondents said they had never heard of Trump’s top spokeswoman.
Melania Trump, 55, steals that show in the Daily Mail poll with 30 percent having a very favorable view of the first lady and 15 percent more expressing their somewhat positive perspective on the president’s wife.
Only 32 percent of respondents say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Melania.
‘First buddy’ Elon Musk, who attends Cabinet meetings but is not an official member of the group, is underwater in the polling among 1,006 registered voters.
The DOGE boss and Tesla billionaire has a 15-point disadvantage when it comes to favorability.
A whopping 53 percent of poll respondents have an unfavorable view of Musk, and only 38 percent have a favorable perspective of the SpaceX and X CEO.
Trump held another meeting with his Cabinet on Wednesday – the 100th day of his non-consecutive second term.
The poll released this week from Daily Mail and J.L. Partners showed Trump at his lowest-yet approval rating since reentering the Oval Office.
The president’s approval fell nine points from 54 percent on April 17 – when his popularity was at a record high – to 45 percent this week.
The decline is universal with voters increasingly concerned by issues that were critical to Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the presidential election – rising prices and the economy.
Six in ten say the economy is bad or getting worse, including 49 percent of Republicans. Many believe food, and their favorite products, are getting more expensive.
Perhaps more surprising than his other Cabinet Secretaries is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s above-water rating at a one percent advantage for favorable versus unfavorable view.
Despite increasing controversy over the administration’s trade and economic policies, Bessent still has a 18 percent favorability versus 17 percent unfavorability. The vast majority at 40 percent have never heard of the Treasury Secretary’s name and another 26 percent say they have no opinion of him.