Kudlow said that DOGE is “polling very well. It’s very popular.” A Harvard-Harris survey found 72% said the U.S. should have a “government agency focused on efficiency initiatives,” but the question didn’t ask specifically about DOGE. And the poll found 60% saying DOGE is helping make major cuts, but did not measure support for those cuts.

In their lawsuit, the states argue that Musk was illegally appointed and call for the court to stop DOGE's drastic cuts across the federal government. The lawsuit states that DOGE has spread "chaos and confusion" across the U.S. and describes Musk as "an agent of chaos."