The billionaire said his PAC America “will continue command” in the long -term elections.
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Elon Musk, the richest guy in the world, spent more than $290 million on Donald Trump and his MAGA Allies in the Crusade Crusade last year.
The staggering figure was revealed after Musk submitted new filings to the Federal Election Commission covering the last five weeks of 2024. Prior filings reported in December had Musk’s total at more than $250 million.
Musk’s latest filings include records showing he put more than $11 million into his America PAC on New Year’s Eve for his “petition incentives.” Musk’s end-of-year contributions were related to the $1 million giveaway for registered voters who signed a petition on his PAC’s website in the final weeks of the presidential race, CNN reports.
While gifts faced legal challenges, Musk despite everything legal to do them. Gifts charge you more than $ 50 million, according to deposits.
The filings also reveal that Musk has given millions to Republican applicants and approved more than $10,000 in checks to dozens of GOP committees in the state, according to CNN.
Prior filings for 2024 also showed Musk directed $20.5 million into the RBG PAC, named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late liberal Supreme Court justice. The group, whose sole donor was Musk, defended Trump’s views on abortion and spent a considerable portion of the funds on advertisements and text messages that claimed Trump’s views on abortion were similar to Ginsburg’s.
The organization drew heavy criticism from Ginsburg’s granddaughter, who called it an “affront” to her legacy.
According to CNN, the sum of musk donations is the best and competed through only a few competing mega fines. The South African businessman now heads the Trump administration’s Ministry of Efficiency, a newly trained advisory service designed to decrease federal spending through budget cuts and massive fires.
Musk said his Pac America “will continue command” beyond the presidential elections of 2024, which indicates that he can play an important role in the mid -period elections of 2026.
Trump also has millions flowing in from other sources. After the election, he converted his campaign account into the leadership PAC Never Surrender. The committee has more than $27 million on hand going into 2025, CNN reports, but owes nearly $11 million to a telemarketing firm.
However, the committee also owes approximately $ five million in secret and media facilities for airplane trips.
Meanwhile, Maga Inc. , Big Pro-Trump Pac, also raised $18. 3 million at the end of the year, CNN reports.
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