Newly released filings reveal that Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, spent over $250 million into efforts to re-elect Donald Trump, positioning himself as one of the most significant financial backers of the Trump campaign.
Documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday show Musk donated $238 million to America PAC, a super PAC he founded earlier this year. The organization focused on mobilizing voters in key battleground states to secure a Trump victory.
Musk also contributed to other pro-Trump groups, including the RBG PAC, which spent millions on Trump campaign advertisements.
The group controversially aligned Trump’s views with those of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon. Musk’s $20.5 million donation to RBG PAC came shortly before the election, making him its sole financial backer.
The ads sparked backlash, with Ginsburg’s granddaughter, Clara Spera, denouncing them as misleading and an affront to her grandmother’s legacy.
Another Musk-backed effort was the MAHA Alliance, a super PAC advocating for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supporters to switch allegiance to Trump. Musk donated $3 million to the group, which ran targeted ads in swing states. Kennedy, who ended his independent campaign earlier in the year, endorsed Trump and