Musk Makes Major Donations to GOP Senate Races
Billionaire Elon Musk has significantly bolstered his contributions to his pro-Trump political action committee and other Republican-aligned groups in early October, adding to the substantial funding he has provided throughout this election season.
According to National Review, “Musk donated almost $44 million more to America PAC and $10 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC linked to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), newly available federal records show.”
The publication further noted: “He also poured over $2 million into the Sentinel Action Fund, a conservative Super PAC active on the ground in Pennsylvania.”
Jessica Anderson, president of the Sentinel Action Fund, expressed gratitude on X, posting: “Thank you @elonmusk for catching the early vote/ absentee vision! This contribution closes the gap in PA. Let’s go win!”
Should former President Donald Trump return to the White House, a GOP-controlled Senate would enable him to continue nominating and appointing constitutionalist judges to federal courts and potentially the U.S. Supreme Court.
With these contributions, Musk has now committed nearly $120 million to America PAC, which prioritizes registering and mobilizing Republican voters in swing states. Other prominent donors include the DeVos family, with a $2 million contribution, and investor Nelson Peltz, who added $1 million to the effort.
Musk’s spending has positioned him as one of the top political donors this cycle, though it represents only a fraction of his estimated $243 billion net worth, securing his position as the world’s wealthiest individual.
America PAC is also drawing attention with a daily $1 million prize for registered swing-state voters who sign a petition supporting First and Second Amendment rights. The Biden-Harris Justice Department has suggested the giveaways could violate election laws, prompting calls from Democrats for an investigation. Musk, however, insists these incentives are unrelated to voter registration efforts.
Since acquiring the X social media platform, Musk has generated approximately 3.3 billion views, sparking concerns about election security risks as he becomes an influential voice during the 2024 campaign.
“An analysis of nearly 17,000 of Musk’s posts from this year, as well as thousands more he replied to or reposted, found 361 posts specifically on the topic of potential election fraud in U.S. elections. Although these election posts represent a small fraction of the dozens of posts Musk publishes each day, each one had an average of 9.3 million views as Musk continues to be the most followed profile on X,” CBS News reported.
Musk’s wide-reaching presence on X has left liberals concerned that his influence may sway the election in favor of Trump and Republicans.
“Although the tech entrepreneur initially voted Republican in a Texas congressional race in June 2022, a month later, he indicated it might be time ‘for Trump to hang up his hat.’ Over the following two years, his posts increasingly criticized President Biden and expressed concern over Trump’s legal troubles,” CBS noted.
“On July 13, 2024, the day of the first attempted assassination of Trump, Musk formally endorsed Trump for a second term. Since then, his posts have consistently voiced strong support for Trump,” the report continued.
America PAC, focused on mobilizing voters in tightly contested states that could determine the election’s outcome, spent around $72 million from July to September, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.
During this period, Musk, as CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink, was the only contributor to the group.
Although Musk has previously voted for Democratic presidential candidates, he has made a noticeable shift rightward this election cycle. After endorsing Trump in July, he joined him at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month.