{"id":2370925,"date":"2024-11-19T16:25:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-likes-trumps-picks-rfk-jr-musk-rubio-and-huckabee-most-popular-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:27:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T21:27:18","slug":"public-likes-trumps-picks-rfk-jr-musk-rubio-and-huckabee-most-popular-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-likes-trumps-picks-rfk-jr-musk-rubio-and-huckabee-most-popular-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Public likes Trump\u2019s picks: RFK Jr., Musk, Rubio, and Huckabee most popular &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-likes-trumps-picks-rfk-jr-musk-rubio-and-huckabee-most-popular-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent survey indicates that President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s staff picks are generally \u2063well-received by the public. Among\u200c his top \u200cselections, Senator Marco Rubio,\u200c nominated \u2064for Secretary \u2062of State, enjoys the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">highest approval rating<\/a> at 45%, compared to 34% disapproval. \u200cOther popular choices include Elon Musk, Mike \u200dHuckabee, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. All have \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-movie-from-sound-of-freedom-studio-about-christian-centric-near-death-experiences-draws-buzz-rave-reviews\/\" title=\"New Christian Film on Near-Death Experiences Gains Attention, Praise\">garnered positive reviews<\/a> from voters, reflecting \u200da\u200d favorable \u2062impression of Trump&#8217;s transition process, \u2064with 54% approving of it \u200boverall. However, former Florida lawmaker Matt Gaetz, named as attorney \u200cgeneral,\u2062 has faced\u200d significant disapproval, with 41% of respondents rating him unfavorably.\u200c public \u200dsentiment appears to be leaning positively towards Trump\u2019s cabinet selections and transition efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Public likes Trump&rsquo;s picks: RFK Jr., Musk, Rubio, and Huckabee most popular<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885160\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>All but one of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s staff picks<\/a> have a positive approval\/disapproval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"rating\">rating<\/a> in a process that a majority of America is giving a Trumpesque thumbs up to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The most popular member of Trump&rsquo;s top staff and Cabinet picks is Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marco Rubio,\">Marco Rubio,<\/a> the Florida Republican nominated to be the new secretary of state. According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.morningconsult.com\/analysis\/trump-transition-nominees-approval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Morning Consult survey,<\/a> 45% approve of Rubio versus 34% who don&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s followed by billionaire adviser Elon Musk (slated to run a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">blue-ribbon government efficiency team<\/a>), 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).<\/p>\n<p>Staff aides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3225886\/trump-appoints-stephen-miller-white-house-deputy-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stephen Miller,<\/a> who is slated to be the new president&rsquo;s policy chief, and Susie Wiles, the incoming chief of staff, are also above water in the approval ratings from Morning Consult.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> is getting decent marks from voters for his handling of his transition. <\/p>\n<p>Dive in &ndash;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cSItoNw3bD\">https:\/\/t.co\/cSItoNw3bD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WN9Pe3WTbO\">pic.twitter.com\/WN9Pe3WTbO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eli Yokley (@eyokley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eyokley\/status\/1858905360611807711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the public likes what it has seen from Trump. The survey found 54% approve of the transition so far. Just 38% disapprove.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A majority of voters like the way President-elect Donald Trump is handling his transition, according to a new Morning Consult survey that also found little resistance to &mdash;&nbsp;or even awareness of &mdash;&nbsp;even the more controversial of the people he&rsquo;s named to fill out his incoming administration,&rdquo; the analysis said.<\/p>\n<p>It added: &ldquo;President Joe Biden&rsquo;s numbers were only slightly better than Trump&rsquo;s at the same point four years ago, when 60% approved and 28% disapproved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The poll showed that Trump is in the driver&rsquo;s seat when it comes to deciding who to pick for his top team and what his agenda will be. It suggested that foes, especially in the Republican Party, should stand down.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president-elect is enjoying some initial deference from the American people about the way he&rsquo;s handling his transition and the names he&rsquo;s choosing to fill his government,&rdquo; the survey said.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis added: &ldquo;For Republican senators, Trump&rsquo;s standing and the popularity of his nominees with the Republican base they&rsquo;re so focused on leaves little political incentive to defy the incoming president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885160\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885160\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public supports Trump&#8217;s picks: Rubio, Musk, Huckabee, RFK Jr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2370926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trump-Staff-Picks-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3978,4250,32458,5438,3634],"class_list":["post-2370925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-huckabee","tag-musk","tag-rfk-jr","tag-rubio","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trump-Staff-Picks-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370929,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370925\/revisions\/2370929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}