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Dennis Donovan

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Fri Oct 4, 2024, 05:08 PM Oct 4

Mother Jones: Report: Elon Musk Has Been Funding Trump's Anti-Immigrant Mastermind

Mother Jones - Report: Elon Musk Has Been Funding Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Mastermind

Donations uncovered by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Musk has spent millions to back anti-immigrant and anti-transgender initiatives.

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2 hours ago
Alex Nguyen

Long gone are the innocent days when media outlets claimed the independence and nuance of the politics of Elon Musk. Now, amid myriad X posts spreading far-right propaganda on immigrants, trans people, and, well, just about any other topic, it has become obvious where one of the richest men in the world stands.

This week, there was more proof that Musk has put his money where his mouth has been. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Musk poured tens of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns and conservative groups even before he publicly endorsed Donald Trump in July. Conservatives helped conceal Musk’s contributions through so-called social welfare or “dark money” groups that do not have to disclose their donors and can raise unlimited funds. (Musk did not respond to the Journal’s request for comment.)

One piece of reporting stood out. The newspaper found that the tech billionaire donated more than $50 million in 2022 for campaign advertisements by Citizens for Sanity, a group connected to former Trump aide Stephen Miller and his non-profit America First Legal, which bills itself as “the long-awaited answer to the ACLU.”

Ties to Miller back in 2022 illuminate Musk’s current penchant for posting about immigrants. Musk has increasingly aligned himself with xenophobic anti-migrant plans and trans hysteria championed by Miller within the Trump administration.

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Mother Jones: Report: Elon Musk Has Been Funding Trump's Anti-Immigrant Mastermind (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 4 OP
That's not the half of it... B.See Oct 4 #1
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