CNN data reporter ‘shocked’ to see that American majority supports DOGE

| March 8, 2025

Harry Enten of CNN described the polling results as “shocking.” A CBS/YouGov poll showed that 54% believe that DOGE should have some influence on government spending and operations. Enten also described how most Americans support DOGE’s efforts to reduce government spending. They also support President Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the number of bureaucrats working in government agencies.

From Fox News:

Not only did the poll show majority support for Musk and DOGE’s influence on government spending, it also showed that a majority approved of President Donald Trump trying to cut staff at government agencies.

CNN anchor Kate Bolduan followed up by asking Enten, “What do they [Americans] believe they’re [DOGE] actually cutting?”

A Washington Post/IPSOS poll of registered voters showed that 42% believe that DOGE is cutting “wasteful” spending, while only 36% believe that the department is cutting “necessary programs.”

Enten pointed out that despite Democrats’ efforts to portray DOGE as cutting necessary federal programs, the public is not buying it.

“Democrats want to argue that the type of spending that Musk is cutting is mainly necessary programs, but that comes in at just 36%. The wasteful spending actually wins the plurality here, at 42%,” Enten said.

The CNN data reporter claimed the public’s belief that Musk and DOGE are cutting wasteful government spending, and not necessary programs, is the reason why the majority of Americans want them to have influence over cutting government spending.

Additional Reading:

Tamasco, M. (2025, March 6). CNN stunned by ‘shocking’ poll numbers showing public support for DOGE spending cuts. Fox News. Link.

 

 

Category: DOGE, Donald Trump, Government Incompetence

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HT3

The NWO elitist and the minions in the Propaganda Industrial Complex can’t believe that a majority of people don’t believe them. When John and Jane Q. Public have to put groceries on their credit cards, they don’t want to millions/billions wasted on Sesame Street in Iraq or Drag Shows in Guatemala. I know these programs are essential to their global human trafficking operations, but the rest of us are not perverts.

A Proud Infidel®™

Not just global human trafficking and sexual perversion, I bet that certain politicians are getting some lavish kickbacks as well.

KoB

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KoB

I’ll be shocked if the Kongress Klown Kritters actually allow the needed cuts to take effect.

Jimbojszz

There is a 1974 Act that allows a simple majority of congress and the senate to approve what Trump wants to cut. So the dimwits have little to say. So all the court cases by the dims could disappear soon. Without the 1974 Act it would require a majority above the filibuster threshold of 60% and that would never happen.

Jimbojszz

I think the dimwits passed this law to deal with republicans. Now it comes back to bite them.

SFC D

They were told it would come back to haunt them. And it has. Repeatedly.

KoB

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Odie

Not as long as our elected “officials” allow shit like this to happen.

How was he able to pass the background check?

https://www.offthepress.com/illegal-alien-who-worked-for-aoc-self-deports-to-colombia-reports/

Jimbojszz

More info on this can be found at “The Four Boxes Diner”

KoB

Yep. Familiar with that Act. Now…if we can just get Kongress to Act like they’re doing their jobs up there, (see what I did?) we may have a chance. Frankly, I don’t hold out a lot of hope (bad battle plan) that will happen. PDJT took too many of his supporters out of Kongress to build his cabinet, thus making the margins slim. It only takes a small handful of rinos to “cross over” and we’ll have more of the same. Locally, my HoR Kongress Kritter is a rino of the closet sort and he is already Town Halling to fight the cut backs, particularly @ RAFB. A place that is well known as a “gravy train”. We won’t even talk about the demonrat (s)elected senators from GA. Warlock and Ossogofukoff.

KoB

The very learned and articulate TL Davis has some very interesting writings on what he thinks The American Citizens want the Bad Orange Man to do…and mistakes that BOM has repeated from his previous term. Makes for a very interesting two (2) minute read. The comments get lively, too. Full disclosure…pop your BP Meds…

https://tldavis.substack.com/p/restless-natives

Prepare

Jimbojszz

That is an interesting view point of TL Davis.
But it is one man’s opinion. We’ll have to see how things play out over the summer as more cases reach the Supremes!

Nucsnipe

As someone, deemed an “expert mechanic in a naval shipyard, I can see numerous examples of people that can be sh**canned. Max overtime for minimal work, sailors that can’t do basic maintenance, engineers thar ask why we fix this? (because it’s a broke POS). Etcetra ad naseum.

SFC D

CNN doesn’t want you to believe anything they don’t tell you to believe. I’ve got some bad news for you, sunshine. America is no longer woke, it’s awake and aware. Your brand of bullshit no longer sells.

CDR D

CNN…

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Hack Stone

Hack Stone heard about this on WMAL Thursday or Friday. Thanks for sharing, but this is worthy of its own thread. File this under “Shady Politician Shit”.

Odie
KoB

A hole in the bucket just got plugged. Yeah, I know, $140K of SS stolen is small taters, but…every little bit helps.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-stockton-new-mexico-most-wanted-fraud-charges/

Jimbojszz

A lot of fraud could be stopped if finger prints were used when getting identification cards/ passports, drivers licenses. I don’t think that’s any more invasive than having your photo taken and added to a data base. At least fingerprints don’t change like your photo when you age or change hair color, etc.

SFC D

We do it for DoD civilian ID and military ID.

AW1 Rod

In related news, CNN reporter “SHOCKED!” that sky is blue!

A Proud Infidel®™

If a CNN Reporter TOLD ME that the sky is blue, I’d still go outside and double-check!

KoB

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ChipNASA

I’m not holding my breath because I don’t wanna turn purple, And die.
However, I have hope that if anything like that or ever to be coming down the road and we could actually see some people getting perp walked, then the time is now.
6D chess and The Trumpinator is unstoppable. He’s now has the goods for 8 years and he’s spent part of that time making a plan.

KoB

Hope is no battle plan, Chimpy. Hell, we BOTH been hoping that our Beloved OAM would pick one of us to rescue her from the cold and vast wasteland of no Waffle Houses nearby of Illy Noise. How’s that worked out? 😉

BOM can’t run again and I personally feel that the despotic “Deep State” is just catching their breath and steadily plotting to do whatever they can to impede his progress. Color me jaded or cynical because I am. They are all equally worthless to me. Check out the linky I dropped from TL Davis in the reply to Jimbojzzz. It’ll make you go….Hmmmm

A Proud Infidel®™

It’s true that the 22nd Amendment keeps our well-liked President, DJT from running again, but my spider-sense is tingling that the deep state maggot-minions are already plotting to do ALL they can to stop and stymie JD Vance from running in 2028!

KoB

Yep. Brib’em and his minions left a lot of booby traps scattered about. And that includes a goodly amount of the 535 parasites that occupy “The People’s House”.

Anonymous

Although senile Joe and his stepmom-humping druggie sprog could use it:
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