Elon Musk has personally donated at least $75 million to a pro-Trump America PAC since July to promote former President Trump's return to the White House, according to a new report. Campaign finance records Filed on Tuesday.
Musk has been a public supporter of former President Trump for months, exemplified by his on-stage antics at a recent Pennsylvania rally that sparked countless memes.
Since the billionaire founded America PAC earlier this year, the super PAC has launched an over-the-top voter outreach effort in battleground states. reportedly hired Hundreds of employees.
Since June, super PACs have been injected Over $102.2 million Tens of millions of dollars have been spent supporting Trump and attacking Vice President Harris in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. America PAC also spent money. Approximately $8.9 million According to OpenSecret's political finance tracking survey, all of the people who opposed President Biden before he withdrew from the campaign in mid-July were included in the total.
Super PACs are 7th highest amount of external spending The 2024 election cycle will conclude within a few months, according to OpenSecrets' tally. Other top 10 spenders include Future Forward USA, a major pro-Harris super PAC; Make America Great Again Inc., a major pro-Trump super PAC, and the Koch-related Americans for Prosperity. The crypto industry’s FairShake PAC and super PAC are aligned with Republican and Democratic Senate leadership.
previous record The U.S. PAC is targeting close allies of Musk, including Palantir Technologies co-founder Joe Lonsdale, Sequoia Capital partners Doug Leone and Sean Maguire, and crypto investors Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss. It was revealed that he had collected millions of dollars from
The tech mogul reportedly pledged $45 million a month to support Trump, but later said his donations would be at a “much lower level.” However, until now, it has been a mystery how much of Mr. Musk's personal funds he poured into super PACs.
Musk received three payments totaling $15 million in July, three payments totaling $30 million in July and one payment totaling $30 million in September, according to his third quarter report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. Donated $ to America PAC.
No other contributors were revealed during this period.
This is the first report the super PAC has been required to file since mid-July, with other reports also being filed Disclosure deadline October 24th, covering October 1st to October 16th.
Musk has been an active pro-Trump megaphone on social media platform X, and America PAC has played a key role in the Trump campaign's ground campaign in battleground states.
In recent weeks, America PAC has launched petitions supporting the First and Second Amendments in an apparent effort to identify people likely to vote for President Trump in key battleground states. It is offering $47 per voter in battleground states to individuals who sign the petition.
The super PAC's early efforts to register voters in battleground states prompted investigations by the North Carolina State Board of Elections and the Michigan Secretary of State's Office. The investigation alleges that individuals in certain states who visited America PAC's “Voter Registration” page were asked to submit personal information, but were not ultimately redirected to a site where they could register to vote in their state.CNBC It all started with a report.
A person familiar with PAC's efforts previously told The Hill that they believe PAC is in full compliance with the law. The information provided by voters in battleground states on the website was used to fill out voter registration forms that will be mailed to potential voters for signature, the official said.
Musk has recently shifted his focus to Pennsylvania, which he reportedly believes will be key to Trump's victory.
Since a meme-making rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier this month, Musk has said he plans to make more appearances in battleground states in the final days of the election. He has also moved his base of operations to Pennsylvania, where he speaks with the former president multiple times a week. The New York Times reported Last Friday.
President Trump recently praised Musk's efforts, call him “amazing” at a rally in Scranton earlier this month.
“He's going to do a lot of things. He's going to be involved,” President Trump said. “You know, Elon Musk, he's campaigning in Pennsylvania right now because he feels very strongly.”
