Trump backs plan that would give Elon Musk broad role in U.S. policymaking

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, expressed his support during a speech in New York on Thursday.
56% : Trump said Musk has "agreed to head the task force" and credited him for the recommendation of the panel.
53% : Now, the growing ties between Musk and Trump are set to be cemented through a governing body that would likely put Musk at the center of U.S. policymaking, if Trump wins a second term.
52% : The conversation, described as "unscripted with no limits on subject matter" mainly stuck to topics that Trump appeared comfortable with.
50% : Despite potential conflicts of interest with his sprawling business empire, Musk would either chair or help lead an independent commission that would comb through thousands of federal programs and formally recommend which ones to cut, according to the plan long discussed by Trump and many of his top advisers.
46% : "Trump asked Musk last year if he was interested in purchasing Truth Social.
42% : While Trump has posted on the site occasionally, he still primarily uses Truth Social.
40% : Musk has used his social media platform to try to help Trump in ways that have prompted concern from some critics.
37% : Trump said the new commission would save "trillions of dollars -- trillions.
37% : Cuts to government spending would likely need congressional approval, but cuts to government regulations could often be at least attempted by Trump unilaterally, should he win the 2024 election.
36% : "This commission will develop an action plan to totally eliminate fraud and improper payments within six months," Trump said.
24% : Musk reinstated Trump on the X platform in 2022, after the former president was banned following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
16% : Last month, Musk hosted a conversation with Trump on X that was initially marred by technical errors.

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