Coverage dated December 5, 2024 to December 6, 2024

Trump and giveaways: What Elon Musk spent $270M on during the election

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Musk spent roughly $240 million on his pro-Trump super PAC America.

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NBC Chicago
Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious ‘RBG PAC' (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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Billionaire Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of the 2024 campaign, part of more than $250 million he spent overall...
ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
Musk spent more than a quarter-billion dollars to elect Trump, including funding a mysterious super PAC, new filings show (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk plowed at least $260 million into efforts to send Donald Trump back to the White House, new filings show – a massive infusion that makes him one of the largest single political underwriters of a presidential campaign a…
Rolling Stone
Elon Musk Spent $239 Million on His Pro-Trump Super PAC -- and Maybe More (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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Billionaire Elon Musk says his Super PAC, America PAC, will support candidates in the midterm elections and drive Republican voter registration
Truthout
Elon Musk Spent Over a Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Help Elect Trump (opens Truthout)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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A total of 14 billionaires will be in the Trump White House, a number that could go up depending on future appointments.
Washington Examiner
Elon Musk funded RBG PAC that boosted Trump (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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The filings revealed Elon Musk gave the group a one-time donation of $20.5 million, with the majority of the funds being directed toward digital ads.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Elon Musk spent $277 million to elect Trump and other Republicans as he campaigned aggressively in Pennsylvania (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Dec 5, 2024
Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description
Elon Musk spent more than a quarter of a billion to get Trump elected. About $1 million went to political consulting firms in Pennsylvania.
Salon
Buying a presidency: Elon Musk spent over $250 million to elect Donald Trump (opens Salon)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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The billionaire CEO of X and Tesla was also the sole financier of the misleadingly named "RBG PAC," per the FEC
Anchorage Daily News
Elon Musk spent at least $277M backing Trump and other Republicans, FEC filings show (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Dec 5, 2024
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
The filings revealed that Musk gave $20.5 million to a previously mysterious PAC that sought to convince voters in the final days of the presidential election campaign that Donald Trump would refuse to sign a national ban on abortion.
Forbes
Elon Musk Spent Over $200 Million To Help Trump Get Elected (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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The billionaire has now been rewarded by being tapped to lead the “Department of Government Efficiency.”
CNN
Musk spent at least a quarter-billion dollars to help elect Donald Trump, new filings show (opens CNN)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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Elon Musk plowed at least $260 million into efforts to send Donald Trump back to the White House, new filings show – a massive infusion that makes him one of the largest single political underwriters of a presidential campaign and underscores the outsized influence of the world’s wealthiest person o…
Insider
Elon Musk spent at least $277 million backing Trump and the GOP. Here's where all that money went. (opens Insider)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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Musk spent roughly $239 million alone on the pro-Trump America PAC, according to documents filed late Thursday.
Jalopnik
Elon Musk Spent A Quarter Billion Dollars To Get Donald Trump Elected (opens Jalopnik)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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Plus, German Volkswagen workers are planning another walkout next week, and Tesla is getting aggressive with leases as U.S. growth stalls
The Hill
Musk spent at least $250M to help elect Trump, filings show (opens The Hill)
Published Dec 5, 2024
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $250 million to help propel President-elect Trump back into the White House, the latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show. Throughout the 2024 election cycle, the Tesla and SpaceX executive donated nearly $239 million, including i…
ABC 7 San Francisco
Trump and giveaways: What Elon Musk spent $270M on during the election (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Dec 6, 2024
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Musk spent roughly $240 million on his pro-Trump super PAC America.
Digital Journal
Musk's millions for Trump make him biggest US political donor (opens Digital Journal)
Published Dec 6, 2024
Digital Journal's feed description
Tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $270 million to help Donald Trump win the US presidency.
CBS News
Elon Musk spends $277 million to back Trump and Republican candidates (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 6, 2024
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Elon Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle, spending at least $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.

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