In the face of dismal polling and Donald Trump’s plunging approval ratings, the world’s richest man is pumping tens of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns in the hopes of keeping control of Congress in midterm elections this fall.
Over the last several months, Elon Musk has pumped more than $276 million into Republican-connected fundraising groups and his own GOP-backing super PAC, according to figures provided to The New York Times ahead of this week’s federal filing deadlines.