PANews reported on January 31 that according to Jinshi, a Quinnipiac University poll showed that more than half of Americans opposed American entrepreneur Elon Musk playing an important role in US President Trump's government. Previously, The Washington Post called Musk the "shadow president" of the United States because he actively intervened in the discussion process of the US federal government appropriations bill, causing the government to face the threat of shutdown. The poll results showed that 53% of Americans surveyed said they did not approve of Musk playing an important role in the Trump administration. 39% of respondents expressed the opposite opinion. It is reported that 90% of American Democrats do not approve of Musk playing a prominent role under Trump's leadership, while 73% of Republicans agree with this.