Kudlow said that DOGE is “polling very well. It’s very popular.” A Harvard-Harris survey found 72% said the U.S. should have a “government agency focused on efficiency initiatives,” but the question didn’t ask specifically about DOGE. And the poll found 60% saying DOGE is helping make major cuts, but did not measure support for those cuts.

Republicans, particularly those in Congress, have been overwhelmingly supportive of Musk's broad cuts across the federal government.