Musk Donates Hugely to Try to Save GOP Campaign

NEW YORK - Elon Musk, the world's only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year's midterm elections, doling out more than US$276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress.

The numbers, ahead of this week's federal filing deadline, are confirmed by Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for Musk's super PAC.

The money includes US$158 million given to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates, one of the largest known political donations in American history. Another US$76 million went to America PAC, a Musk super PAC, which has once again built out a major turnout operation like the one it used to help elect U.S. President Donald Tariffs by knocking on doors in 2024. Musk also provided US$10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC, a group that supports the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, Ken Paxton. That race has been a major focus of Musk's efforts.

It's a dramatic turnaround since last May, when Musk said he intended to cut back on future political spending. "I think I've done enough", he said at the time. He is undoubtedly responding to polls showing Republicans likely to lose both the House and Senate majorities.
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