Elon Musk is flexing his wealth and political power unlike any of the richest men before him [View all]
America has never seen a megadonor quite like Elon Musk.
On Thursday, the world's richest man held a town hall event in Pennsylvania, the largest swing state in the 2024 race. The Tesla CEO has pledged to hold more events to promote former President Donald Trump's election. Musk has also seeded at least $75 million into a pro-Trump super PAC. His pro-Trump group, America PAC, even offers to pay people $47 if they get supporters to sign a petition, which in turn gives the outside group valuable data on potential swing voters. On Friday, Musk upped the offer even further, pledging $100 for every Pennsylvania voter.
"Elon Musk is sort of a natural for Donald Trump, " journalist Roger Lowenstein, who wrote a biography about Warren Buffett, told Business Insider.
Musk, despite his $247 billion estimated net worth, isn't the biggest donor this presidential election cycle. According to OpenSecrets, among disclosed donors, that title belongs to banking heir Timothy Mellon, who has spent a staggering $165 million on boosting Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (We won't know the full extent of 2024 donations until after the election, and that excludes so-called "dark money" groups, which, unlike super PACs, do not have to disclose their donors.)
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Deport his ass.
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