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Coverage dated November 4, 2026

Billionaires React To Democratic Midterm Sweep—Musk Jokes About ‘Space Lasers’ As Hoffman Calls Him Out

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Musk quipped that his “election-interfering space lasers” had failed, while Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman criticized the world's richest man's massive campaign spending.

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  1. Axios

    Musk laughs off election drubbing with space lasers joke (opens Axios)

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    Elon Musk cracked jokes early Wednesday morning after the Republican candidates he spent record sums supporting got drubbed in a historic midterm election. Why it matters: No one has ever spent as much as Musk for so little payoff — especially in Texas , which ended up with a massive blue wave.

  2. Forbes

    Billionaires React To Democratic Midterm Sweep—Musk Jokes About ‘Space Lasers’ As Hoffman Calls Him Out (opens Forbes)

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    Musk quipped that his “election-interfering space lasers” had failed, while Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman criticized the world's richest man's massive campaign spending.

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