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Back|Elon Musk supports Republicans in the election campaign with $276 million
Elon Musk supports Republicans in the election campaign with $276 million
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Die Welt·1 hour ago·Politics·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Elon Musk supports Republicans in the election campaign with $276 million

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  • According to media reports, Elon Musk donated a total of $366 million to Republican organizations in the run-up to the 2024 US congressional elections, including $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund.
  • Already in 2024 he donated $290 million to support Donald Trump's election campaign.
  • Donations are made via Political Action Committees in order to circumvent legal donation caps.

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Elon Musk has already donated $290 million to support Donald Trump's election campaign in 2024. In May 2025, he resigned from the government's Department of State Efficiency (Doge) due to a falling out with Trump over rising national debt, although they have since reconciled.

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According to US media reports, tech billionaire Elon Musk donated $276 million (247 million euros) to organizations that support the election campaigns of Republican candidates in the run-up to the congressional elections. According to the New York Times on Monday, with this amount donated since July, Musk is the largest individual donor for the election on November 3rd. Taking the primaries into account in particular, the total rises to $366 million.

The largest recipient of the funds was the Republicans' Senate Leadership Fund, which received $158 million to secure the party's control of the Senate.

Already donated 290 million for Trump's election

The head of SpaceX and Tesla had already donated $290 million in 2024 to help US President Donald Trump return to the White House. Musk served as an adviser to Trump at the beginning of his second term in office and cut thousands of jobs in the state apparatus and ministries on the president's behalf. In May 2025, however, Musk resigned from the government's Department for State Efficiency (Doge) due to a disagreement with Trump over the massively increasing national debt. They have since reconciled.

Individual campaign donations in the USA are limited to $3,300 per person. However, loopholes in the campaign finance system allow major political donors to make contributions to so-called political action committees, which in turn support candidates.

Trump's Republicans are threatened with defeat in the congressional elections on November 3rd. According to polls, they are likely to lose their slim majorities in the House of Representatives and possibly also in the Senate. If they win the election, the Democrats could prevent many of the president's plans in the second half of Trump's term.

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  • Republicans could lose their majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate in the November 3rd congressional elections.

    Possible · Within days

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  • ?How exactly are the donated funds used by the Political Action Committees?
  • ?What specific impact could the donations have on the election results?
  • ?Are there legal consequences for circumventing donation caps via PACs?

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  • According to media reports, Elon Musk donated a total of $366 million to Republican organizations in the run-up to the 2024 US congressional elections, including $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund.
  • Already in 2024 he donated $290 million to support Donald Trump's election campaign.
  • Donations are made via Political Action Committees in order to circumvent legal donation caps.

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