Gallup: Musk Most Disliked, Pope Leo XIV Most Favored

Recent Gallup polling shows Elon Musk as the most disliked public figure in America, holding a 61% unfavorable and 33% favorable rating, largely due to his controversial tenure as head of the Department of Government Efficiency in President Trump's administration, where he enacted major spending and job cuts. Musk's public fallout with Trump further impacted his image. Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, emerges as the most popular figure, with a 57% favorable and 11% unfavorable rating. Among U.S. politicians, Senator Bernie Sanders leads in net positive favorability, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now Secretary of Health and Human Services, remains the most favored Trump cabinet member despite a dip after making controversial health policy cuts. President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth all register high unfavorable ratings, underscoring deep political polarization. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are among the few other figures with net positive or balanced ratings.