A large majority of Americans (a combined 61%) say President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by chief Elon Musk is basically a good thing, but opinions vary on the execution and the swift speed in which the plans for cuts are coming, according NBC News poll released Sunday.

Just 4% of those poll say there is no need to cut the size of government or wasteful spending.

Exactly one-third of registered voters (33%) say DOGE investigations into government waste, fraud, and abuse should continue and more should be done, while another 28% say DOGE is much needed but might need to slow down, according to the poll data.

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