(It’s a pun, you know)
The DOGE cuts will probably remain reasonably popular with the electorate as a whole until reductions in service levels kick in, which won’t be long in coming. Musk himself, however, is extremely unpopular. The results in Wisconsin, which Musk made a referendum on himself, prove it.
Trump will have learned last night that Musk is a political liability. Expect him to behave accordingly. Musk, for his part, probably views Wisconsin as yet more evidence that foolish Americans can’t be trusted with the vote and that liberal democracy needs to disappear.