What Americans REALLY think of Trump's MAGAvengers Cabinet revealed in shock new poll... and the odd man out (it's not RFK Jr)

Donald Trump has nominated a fig of highly arguable candidates to service successful his Cabinet - but a caller canvass claims they person a flimsy borderline connected nationalist approval, with 1 glaring exception.  

The president-elect has selected a rash of hardline conservatives and MAGA loyalists to service successful his administration. Some person unorthodox views and small authorities acquisition portion others are hampered by transgression allegations. 

However, an Echelon Insights poll shows astir each subordinate with a flimsy favorability. 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - whose views connected vaccines person been called 'dangerous' by his ain cousin - has been nominated to caput the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Outside of his ain family, RFK Jr. has a favorability of 46%, portion conscionable 41% spot him negatively. 

Pete Hegseth, a subject seasoned and Fox News host, has been nominated to lead The Department of Defense despite small acquisition managing thing of that standard and complexity.

Hegseth received a 21% support standing compared to a 20% disapproval. A full of 44% of respondents claimed they person ne'er heard of him. 

The 1 Trump nominee slammed successful the canvass was his Attorney General prime Matt Gaetz, who is lone seen favorably by lone 22% of those polled and negatively by 35%. 

Gaetz, who near Congress portion nether investigation, has been besieged by accusations of having enactment with underage women astatine drug-fueled parties. He has denied immoderate wrongdoing.

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio has the astir favorable canvass numbers of Trump's Cabinet selections with 36% support compared to 34% disapprove.

Trump's enactment for the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was seen favorable by 25% of respondents compared to 23% who don't similar her.

Tesla CEO and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-chair Elon Musk, was astatine a +3% (46% favorable, 43% unfavorable). 

Vice President-elect JD Vance, who polled poorly during the campaign, has higher favorability (43%) than unfavorability (41%).

Trump himself (49% favorable) clears that of erstwhile hostile and Vice President Kamala Harris (47%) and existent President Joe Biden (42%). 

The Republican Party itself (48%) has higher favorables than the Democrats (44%) with the GOP set to person a bulk successful some houses of Congress.

Many of the different nominees stay mostly chartless to the nationalist but are wide supra crushed successful presumption of popularity. 

Nominee for Homeland Security main Kristi Noem (+1%) and UN Ambassador Elise Stefanik (+3%) showed promising numbers.   

These numbers could buoy Team Trump arsenic it heads for what is seen arsenic a potentially fraught confirmation process. 

Trump has promised to usage the strategy to defy Congressional oversight and bypass the Senate confirmation process when appointing radical to elder medication positions.

The president-elect has respective arguable picks for his furniture that whitethorn conflict to get the 50 votes needed for Senate confirmation, including Gaetz, Hegseth, Kennedy and Gabbard.

Republican senators, who volition clasp the bulk successful January, person each expressed immoderate doubts astir their quality to beryllium confirmed among mean circumstances.  

He has demanded that the incoming GOP Senate person backmost his usage of recess appointments. 

On Sunday it was leaked that outgoing person Mitch McConnell hatched a crippled to stall his Cabinet nominations successful the Senate. 

'Message to Trump Team: "There volition beryllium nary recess appointments" Sen. Mitch McConnell said contiguous astatine a Washington gathering,' Mayer wrote connected X astatine astir 8 p.m. Sunday.

McConnell precocious stepped down from his presumption arsenic GOP person successful the Senate and was replaced by South Dakota Senator John Thune. 

Still, the 82-year-old McConnell seemed assured astir his prediction. It's unclear if helium volition tally for re-election successful 2026 astatine 84 and could consciousness little influenced by his tendency to support his seat. 

Mayer has since deleted the tweet without explanation, but not earlier it caused commotion among Trump supporters, who suspected thing was foul was afoot.

The recess appointments would nix immoderate Senate confirmation hearings, which are intended to springiness voters a accidental to presumption the candidates arsenic they are grilled connected their positions. 

The past clip a recess assignment was utilized was successful 2012 nether erstwhile president Barack Obama. 

That was earlier the Supreme Court ruled that the Senate indispensable beryllium connected recess for astatine slightest 10 days earlier a president tin usage the mechanism, meaning the appointments could not beryllium made portion Congress was successful pro forma sessions and making them efficaciously unusable.

Trump and President Biden person been incapable to usage them during their clip successful office. 

The president-elect's narration with Congress was tumultuous successful his archetypal word arsenic helium chafed astatine absorption to his selections and sought ways to enactment astir lawmakers. 

With a sweeping predetermination victory, helium has go emboldened and demanded that Senate Republicans autumn successful enactment down his agenda.

Last week, Trump posted connected X: 'Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP presumption successful the United States Senate indispensable agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we volition not beryllium capable to get radical confirmed successful a timely manner. 

'Sometimes the votes tin instrumentality 2 years, oregon more. This is what they did 4 years ago, and we cannot fto it hap again. 

'We request positions filled IMMEDIATELY! Additionally, nary Judges should beryllium approved during this play of clip due to the fact that the Democrats are looking to ram done their Judges arsenic the Republicans combat implicit Leadership. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU!'

X laminitis and adjacent Trump state Elon Musk, who is besides said to beryllium appointed the caput of a caller so-called 'Department of Government Efficiency,' backed the move.

'This is essential. There is nary different way,' Musk commented connected Trump's station connected X.

Musk past added: 'Without recess appointments, it volition instrumentality 2 years oregon much to corroborate the caller administration! 

'This would marque it intolerable to enact the alteration demanded by the American people, which is utterly unacceptable.'

Unless recess appointments are used, the confirmation process whitethorn beryllium perilously slow, arsenic it has go a hard process successful caller years. 

George H.W. Bush had 7 of his 15 furniture members already confirmed by the Senate erstwhile helium took bureau successful 1989, according to the Partnership for Public Service. 

Joe Biden had conscionable 1 of his 36 furniture members approved by a Democrat-majority Senate erstwhile helium was inaugurated astir 4 years ago. 

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama each had 200 nominees confirmed by the clip they had reached 200 days successful office. 

In that aforesaid magnitude of time, some Trump (119) and Biden (118) had importantly fewer, contempt some belonging to parties that had power of the Senate successful 2016 and 2020, respectively. 

However, Clinton, Bush and Obama each had Senate majorities of 55 seats oregon higher erstwhile they took office, whereas Trump and Biden person ne'er had much than 53 Senators connected their side. 

The 3 presidents earlier Trump's archetypal word each had much than 200 nominees confirmed by 200 days successful office. Trump had 119 and Biden had 118 confirmed nominees astatine that point, though Trump had nominated acold less radical than different presidents.