Commenting on the results of a poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos Consulting, Musk, the first secretary of the US Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), said that Americans support reducing the size of the US government. According to the survey data, 61% of Americans support reducing the size of the US government, while 35% of respondents are opposed. The poll pointed out that compared with some other orders and proposals issued by the Trump administration of US President, this measure has the highest approval rating among respondents. Musk posted a graph of the survey results on the social platform X and wrote: "Interesting survey. Reducing the size of the government is the most popular question right now!"