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Musk Plans $100 Million Republican Push After Trump Feud
Elon Musk’s America PAC is preparing to spend $100 million to $120 million on Republican candidates in the November US midterm elections, The New York Times reports. The operation will focus first…
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Elon Musk’s America PAC is preparing to spend $100 million to $120 million on Republican candidates in the November US midterm elections, The New York Times reports. The operation will focus first on Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan and Ohio, while also considering contests in North Carolina, Georgia and Texas. The PAC may support House races in California, Wisconsin and Washington.
The spending plan follows Musk’s public rupture with President Donald Trump in June last year. Their relationship has since improved, with Vice-President JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr among those who helped maintain contact, according to The Wall Street Journal. Musk is expected to keep a lower public profile than during the 2024 campaign, when he spent nearly $300 million supporting Trump.
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The easy story is that money has erased the Trump-Musk feud, or that Musk is abandoning politics altogether. Neither is established. The reported plan points to influence through voter mobilisation rather than a repeat of Musk’s highly visible 2024 role. Republicans may welcome the funds, while Musk’s companies remain tied to government contracts. The useful test is whether America PAC actually spends the reported $100 million to $120 million across the named states.
Sources (2): ndtvprofit.com, livemint.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
