Elon Musk's $277M Political Influence: Funding Trump and the GOP
TL;DR
Elon Musk has been revealed as the sole funder of the RBG Pac, a political action committee that misleadingly suggested an alignment between Donald Trump and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on abortion. Musk donated $20.5 million to the Pac, which ran ads and mailers during Trump's campaign. Ginsburg's granddaughter, Clara Spera, criticized the use of Ginsburg's name and image as misleading. Musk's political spending in the 2024 election cycle exceeded $260 million, with significant contributions to Trump and other political entities, positioning him for a role in the new administration.
- Elon Musk revealed as sole funder of RBG Pac that claimed Trump and Ginsburg were aligned The Guardian
- Elon Musk spent at least $277 million backing Trump and the GOP. Here's where all of that money went. Business Insider
- The World’s Richest Man Is Now America’s Biggest Political Donor Bloomberg
- Column | Musk spent big to get Trump elected, but *he* didn’t get Trump elected The Washington Post
- Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC' NBC News
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