Elon Musk donated more than $260 million to elect Donald Trump

[LiberalArkie]

Fresh campaign financing data shows that Elon Musk poured more than $260 million into political groups in 2024 that helped Donald Trump win the presidential election and, consequently, secured a position for himself as the co-head of government efficiency, according to the Federal Election Commission.

The New York Times reported that Musk and the entities he controls disclosed about $277 million in donations to federal groups this election cycle.

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The bulk of Musk’s donation, roughly $238.5 million, went to the America PAC, a super political action committee he founded in the spring that largely focused on the presidential race. Reports have shown that the America PAC funded ads across social media that impersonated Democrats and their stances with cartoonishly woke and inaccurate sentiments.

Super PACs can accept unlimited donations, and Musk has said he expects the PAC to “keep grinding” through the midterms.

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https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/06/elon-musk-donated-more-than-260-million-to-elect-donald-trump/

[Ocelot II]

1. And what does he want in return..?

[Haggard Celine]

3. Power

He's doing this with the intention of having the President's ear at any given time. Apparently, owning a few companies isn't enough power for some people.

[Ocelot II]

5. And it's working.

Have you noticed that we haven't seen much of Trump at all lately? Has he finally gone 'round the bend mentally and Elon is running the show?

[Haggard Celine]

13. I have noticed his absence.

Trump mostly just babbles. There was a time leading up to the election when we didn't see him. I don't know how much longer he's going to last. I guess they'll just keep him around to entertain the MAGAts, like they did with Reagan. Other people, will be happy to take over.

[Sanity Claws]

2. Donated is not the right verb

Bribed is more appropriate

[Kid Berwyn]

4. Musk got $70 billion increase in net worth as his R.O.I.

Per Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/11/22/elon-musks-net-worth-hits-record-high-thanks-to-57-billion-post-election-windfall/

[WarGamer]

7. more than that now as TSLA is at 375/share

[WarGamer]

6. BOTTOM LINE... IT WORKED.

If we don't make wholesale changes to the Party in the next 2 years... we deserve to lose again.

[andym]

11. How to counter false social media posts assigning unpopular and untrue positions to Democrats?

Not easy, but a permanently funded social media war room might be a start. What else?

[WarGamer]

12. deeper than that... go back to being the DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Anti war, pro Civil Rights (all of them) and the champion of the working class.

The modern iteration is looking a LOT more neocon-ish, wealthy and elitist...

And it's not just me saying it... the polls spoke.

POPULISM is not a dirty word.

[Polybius]

15. We need our billionaires to stop being cheap

Why didn't Bill Gates donate $250 million? Yes, he donated $50 million to Harris, but not until October. Not good enough.

[uponit7771]

8. FUCKIN WOW !!

[Quiet Em]

9. Elon Musk is a narcissistic control freak

who can't accept his daughter. He spent billions because he desperately wants to be right instead of accepting his daughter for who she is.

That's my take after reading another cruel exchange he had with her after the election.

[andym]

10. America PAC funded ads across social media that impersonated Dems ... with cartoonishly woke and inaccurate sentiments

Yikes-- not easy to counter this kind of gaslighting propaganda. But countering it must be done.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

14. Not counting 44 billion for X

to properly propagandize TFG by sane washing his every thought and pumping him up as a strong man(he is not ) and running wild conspiracy theories to defeat our side and to prop up the Ads of the Trump campaign to do even more damage to our republic.

Lovely man, i'm sure

[JCMach1]

16. Citizens United has to be killed

[Blue_Tires]

17. Co-signed

[Blue_Tires]

18. Ironically it turns out that

Melon Husk really **IS** the person all those conspiracy nutbar Republicans claimed George Soros was for the last 20 years...