Sarah McCammon

OK, before we take a break, we have to talk about Elon Musk and Doge. I mean, Mara, I think, mentioned a moment ago the just enormous reshaping of the federal government that the Trump administration is trying to do. A lot of that is being led by Elon Musk. How are people feeling about Musk and Doge?

OK, before we take a break, we have to talk about Elon Musk and Doge. I mean, Mara, I think, mentioned a moment ago the just enormous reshaping of the federal government that the Trump administration is trying to do. A lot of that is being led by Elon Musk. How are people feeling about Musk and Doge?

OK, before we take a break, we have to talk about Elon Musk and Doge. I mean, Mara, I think, mentioned a moment ago the just enormous reshaping of the federal government that the Trump administration is trying to do. A lot of that is being led by Elon Musk. How are people feeling about Musk and Doge?

We'll have more in just a moment. And welcome back. Some of the biggest news last week was the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two had that major, very public dispute at the White House over policy related to U.S. support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, which has entered its third year.

We'll have more in just a moment. And welcome back. Some of the biggest news last week was the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two had that major, very public dispute at the White House over policy related to U.S. support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, which has entered its third year.

We'll have more in just a moment. And welcome back. Some of the biggest news last week was the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two had that major, very public dispute at the White House over policy related to U.S. support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, which has entered its third year.

So, Domenico, the poll was taken, we should say, before that event. But what do the poll numbers tell us about how Americans have been feeling about Ukraine?

So, Domenico, the poll was taken, we should say, before that event. But what do the poll numbers tell us about how Americans have been feeling about Ukraine?

So, Domenico, the poll was taken, we should say, before that event. But what do the poll numbers tell us about how Americans have been feeling about Ukraine?

Right. So most Americans are saying keep it where it is in terms of the amount of support or even increase it. Mara, what do you make of that breakdown?

Right. So most Americans are saying keep it where it is in terms of the amount of support or even increase it. Mara, what do you make of that breakdown?

Right. So most Americans are saying keep it where it is in terms of the amount of support or even increase it. Mara, what do you make of that breakdown?

Does it matter, though, again, and does it shape Trump's policy at all?

Does it matter, though, again, and does it shape Trump's policy at all?

Does it matter, though, again, and does it shape Trump's policy at all?

I want to close by asking you both about another item in that poll that caught my eye. It asked whether or not the nation's system of checks and balances, which is, of course, a fundamental part of the American system of government, whether or not that's working. And most people, a majority said they don't think it is.

I want to close by asking you both about another item in that poll that caught my eye. It asked whether or not the nation's system of checks and balances, which is, of course, a fundamental part of the American system of government, whether or not that's working. And most people, a majority said they don't think it is.

I want to close by asking you both about another item in that poll that caught my eye. It asked whether or not the nation's system of checks and balances, which is, of course, a fundamental part of the American system of government, whether or not that's working. And most people, a majority said they don't think it is.

Although here again, there's a partisan divide in how they look at that question. So what does it mean for the future of the country if Americans don't think the system is functioning as it was designed?

Although here again, there's a partisan divide in how they look at that question. So what does it mean for the future of the country if Americans don't think the system is functioning as it was designed?