Musk Pours $75m into Pro-Trump Group, Underscoring Influence on US Election
Elon Musk has become a Republican super donor after handing $75million (£57.69m) to boost Donald Trump’s campaign in just three months.
The billionaire donated the huge sum to America PAC, the pro-Trump political group he founded which is focussing on turning out voters in swing states for the closely contested November 5 poll.
Billionaire Elon Musk has funnelled about $75m over three months into an organisation he created in support of former United States President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate.
The spending, revealed in a federal disclosure on Tuesday, underscores how Musk has become a key piece of Trump’s efforts to win the November 5 presidential election against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
It also underscores the persistent influence of mega-donors in US politics.
Speaker to right-wing personality Tucker Carlson earlier this month, Musk said he had created the group, known as a political action committee or PAC, to “support the core values that I believe in”.
Named the America PAC, the group describes those values as the pursuit of secure borders, sensible spending, safe cities, a fair justice system, free speech and self-protection.
Musk — who owns the car company Tesla, the social media platform X and the aerospace company SpaceX — is considered one of the wealthiest men in the world.
The South Africa-born entrepreneur endorsed Trump following an assassination attempt against the former president in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. Musk later joined Trump on the campaign trail when Trump returned to Butler for another rally in October.
“As you can see, I am not just MAGA. I am dark MAGA,” Musk said at the time, gesturing to his black “Make America Great Again” hat.
Speaking at the Butler rally, Musk said Democrats want “to take away your freedom of speech, they want to take away your right to bear arms, they want to take away your right to vote, effectively”.
Trump has regularly referenced Musk’s endorsement on the campaign trail. He also pledged to tap Musk to lead a newly envisioned government efficiency commission if he regains the White House in November.
