15.8 billion assists but still a disastrous defeat! Republican Party loses election, Musk mocks self-deprecating "space laser" as useless

Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] American technology tycoon Elon Musk spent more than 480 million US dollars (approximately NT$15.8 billion) to support Republican candidates, but the election results were not as expected. Faced with the Republican Party's election defeat, Musk laughed at himself on the social platform

According to the British "Sky News" report, although Musk has stepped down from his public position as the head of US President Trump's Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), he continues to support the Republican Party behind the scenes and has donated more than $480 million to Republican candidates. He is one of the important donors in this election.

After the election results came out, Musk first posted on X that it now seems quite attractive to build data centers in space. About a minute later, he continued to post: "It seems that my space lasers to interfere with the election did not work this time."

The report mentioned that the "space laser" that Musk mentioned was not really a satellite weapon that interfered with the election, but was an exaggerated and ironic way to ridicule the election results. His previous speech about the space data center also echoed the political controversy caused by the data center in some constituencies.

The report pointed out that the issue of AI data centers in Texas and other places was a focus of controversy among voters, and voters in some constituencies ultimately voted for the Democratic Party. Musk's two consecutive posts also linked technology industry investment, local political controversies and election results.