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Elon Musk Donates $276 Million to Republicans Ahead of US Midterms

Tech billionaire Elon Musk poured hundreds of millions into Republican political groups during the third quarter, becoming the party's top donor ahead of the midterms.


Elon Musk, 2018
Elon Musk, 2018 · Photo: The Royal Society · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tech mogul Elon Musk donated $276 million to Republican political organizations and super PACs over the past three months, The Jerusalem Post and The Hill reported. The contributions make Musk the Republican Party's largest financial backer ahead of the upcoming United States midterm elections.

According to the reports, $158 million of the third-quarter donations went directly to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to the US Senate. The allocation of the remaining funds and further details have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — international, The Hill

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