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The 7

Monday, April 28, 2025

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Monday briefing: Elon Musk poll; Vancouver attack suspect; Scott Pelley on ‘60 Minutes’; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and more


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0:00.0

Americans are souring on Elon Musk.

0:05.7

There was some on-air drama on 60 Minutes.

0:08.7

And the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has 13 new inductees.

0:13.1

That's some of what we'll get to on the 7th from the Washington Post.

0:16.9

I'm Laura Benchoff in for Hannah Jewel.

0:19.9

It's Monday, April 28th. Let's get you caught up with

0:23.1

today's seven stories.

0:27.6

Number one, Americans are increasingly critical of Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration.

0:35.1

This morning, the Post published a poll with ABC News and Ipsos.

0:39.8

It found just 35% of Americans approve of the way Musk is handling his job in the Trump administration.

0:46.9

57% disapprove. His support is sliding among almost all demographic groups, including by double digits among adults under 30.

0:56.9

Musk's Doge Service has claimed to cut wasteful government spending. He recently said the group

1:02.4

identified $150 billion in savings for the 26 fiscal year, far lower than targets he'd previously

1:10.6

announced.

1:11.8

Many Americans seem skeptical of this effort.

1:14.9

While 43% say federal government waste has decreased under President Donald Trump,

1:20.5

a majority in the poll say waste has stayed the same or increased.

1:25.6

Musk's role in the White House moving forward is unclear. He's clashed with other

1:30.6

Trump advisors and profits at his car company, Tesla, have plunged. Last week, he said he plans

1:37.1

to step back from Doge next month. Trump officials are defending the removal of U.S. citizen children to Honduras.

1:47.6

That's number two.

1:49.7

Early Friday, three U.S. citizen children from two families were removed from the United States with their mothers by immigration authorities.

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