- Billionaire Elon Musk has poured more than $276 million into Republican fundraising groups and super PACs over recent months in a major push to help the GOP retain control of Congres s in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Musk's substantial financial contributions include $158 million to the primary Senate Leadership Fund, $76 million to his own America PAC, and millions more allocated to groups backing House Republicans, state governors, and Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton.
- The massive expenditure follows Musk spending approximately $300 million to help elect Donald Trump in 2024, after which he briefly headed the Department of Government Efficiency before stepping down from government in May 2025.
- Despite a highly public fallout between Musk and Donald Trump over domestic spending policies and impeachment threats, the pair appear to have restored their alliance following several recent White House visits.
- Instead of appearing directly on the campaign trail, Musk is leveraging his social media platform X alongside targeted culture-war adverts to attack opponents, including Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
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