Public likes Trump’s picks: RFK Jr., Musk, Rubio, and Huckabee most popular
By
Paul Bedard
November 19, 2024 2:40 pm
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All but one of President-elect Donald Trump’s staff picks have a positive approval/disapproval rating in a process that a majority of America is giving a Trumpesque thumbs up to.
The most popular member of Trump’s top staff and Cabinet picks is Sen. Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican nominated to be the new secretary of state. According to a new Morning Consult survey, 45% approve of Rubio versus 34% who don’t.
He’s followed by billionaire adviser Elon Musk (slated to run a blue-ribbon government efficiency team), Mike Huckabee (who has been picked as ambassador to Israel), and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (who has been named to lead the Health and Human Services Department).
Staff aides Stephen Miller, who is slated to be the new president’s policy chief, and Susie Wiles, the incoming chief of staff, are also above water in the approval ratings from Morning Consult.
The only unpopular member is Matt Gaetz, the former Florida lawmaker named as attorney general. His disapproval rating of 41% is higher than his approval rating of 34%. Since he was picked, the media and congressional Democrats have poured their disapproval on Gaetz.
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