Post by @MicroWave@lemmy.world

2026-10-23 21:44 UTC

Elon Musk pumps nearly half a billion dollars into Republican campaigns ahead of midterms: report Elon Musk has reportedly injected around $77 million into his America PAC in the first half of October alone SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has pumped more than $445 million into Republican campaigns ahead of the midterm elections, according to a report. The GOP has been forced to contend with grim polling ahead of the midterms, with Democrats surging in polls across the country amid public anger over the war in Iran and the cost of living. Musk, among the richest people in the world, has become increasingly tied to the GOP in recent years - even overseeing the Trump administration’s DOGE scheme before dramatically exiting the White House.

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@AgentSeven@lemmy.zip 2026-10-24 03:56

The hilarious thing about this, if there is one, is that Republicans are all fucking criminals and grifters and a not-insignificant portion of this half a billion dollars is going into pockets everywhere.

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@unitedwithme@lemmy.today 2026-10-24 04:29

$ 450 million. Such a MASSIVE number!!! Let that sink in, that it’s “donations” so it’ll become some tax write off, I’m sure. Still, such a crazy amount to go to waste! However… That’s only 0.045% of his overall wealth… Sure, not his “income”, but with a half billion tax write off, it’s a win-win for him.

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@foggy@lemmy.world 2026-10-24 04:33

Remember when he said curing world hunger was just a money problem and calculated it to be far less than his current net worth? Pepperidge Farms remembers

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@kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 2026-10-24 07:53

The sad part is, this is peanuts to him and a complete waste of money.

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