Sunday, 22 December 2024

Filing Reveals How Much Elon Musk Contributed To His Pro-Trump Super PAC

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Elon Musk has contributed approximately $75 million to his pro-Trump Super PAC.

Reuters reports that federal disclosures reveal Musk made the contributions in the span of three months.

Musk said the spending group aims for “common sense, centrist values.”

Per Reuters:

America PAC, which is focused on turning out voters in closely contested states that could decide the election, spent around $72 million of that in the July-September period, according to disclosures filed to the Federal Election Commission.

That is more than any other pro-Trump super PAC focused on turning out voters. The Trump campaign is broadly reliant on outside groups for canvassing voters, meaning the super PAC founded by Musk – the world’s richest man – plays an outsized role in the razor-thin election between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

Musk, the CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla, was the sole donor to the group in that period.

Musk, who has said he has voted for Democratic presidential candidates in the past, has taken a sharp turn to the right this election. He endorsed Trump in July and appeared with him at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month.

In his interview with Tucker Carlson, Musk explained why he created America PAC.

“In America, we want safe cities, secure borders, sensible spending,” he said.

“Tell me where I’m going far-right here. We want to have the right to self-protection. We should respect the Constitution and not try to break the Constitution,” he added.

America PAC wrote:

Elon Musk tells Tucker Carlson why he created America PAC and why Donald Trump is the best candidate in this election who will support these core values:

-Secure Borders
-Sensible Spending
-Safe Cities
-Fair Justice System
-Free Speech
-Self-Protection

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From POLITICO:

The constellation of super PACs has become increasingly important to Trump’s electoral chances as the former president’s own fundraising has waned, with Trump’s campaign fundraising over the past two months substantially trailing what he raised over the same period in 2020. America PAC reported spending $65.8 million on independent expenditures from mid-August through the end of September, more than $60 million of which went toward the presidential race. Unlike Preserve America and MAGA Inc., which are spending most of their money on television advertising, America PAC’s independent expenditures are mostly focused on reaching voters door-to-door and in mailings.

And Musk, in particular, has become increasingly integral to Trump’s political operation since the Tesla CEO endorsed him after the former president was shot in July.

America PAC has been aiding Republicans’ get-out-the-vote efforts in battleground states and recently combined operations with another Trump-allied PAC, Turning Point Action, in Wisconsin. Musk has started hitting the trail for Trump, including appearing alongside the former president during his return to Butler, Pennsylvania — the site of the first assassination attempt against him — earlier this month. (Musk has ties to the state, having attended the University of Pennsylvania.) He also recently unveiled an America PAC program to pay $47 to people who help identify likely Trump voters in the core seven swing states.

America PAC launched a petition offering registered voters $47 for every registered voter in critical swing states they refer.

Elon Musk’s PAC Makes Offer To Refer Registered Voters In Swing States To Sign Petition

The petition supports the First and Second Amendment.

“The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments,” the petition reads.

“In appreciation for your support, you will receive $47 for each registered voter you refer that signs this petition,” it continues.

“Our goal is to get 1 million registered voters in swing states to sign in support of the Constitution, especially freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. This program is exclusively open to registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina. Expires October 21,” it adds.

“For every person you refer who is a swing state voter, you get $47! Easy money,” Musk said.

Review the Federal Election Commission filing HERE.


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