by Kevin Breuninger at CNBC
- Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk contributed nearly $75 million to the pro-Trump America PAC.
- Musk announced on X that he will embark on a multiday speaking tour through Pennsylvania.
- Musk endorsed Donald Trump over Kamala Harris after Trump was nearly assassinated at a campaign rally.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has rapidly become one of Donald Trump’s top political donors, and he is now emerging as one of the Republican presidential nominee’s most visible surrogates.
Musk, the world’s richest man, has given nearly $75 million to America PAC, the super political action committee he created earlier this year largely to back Trump, new Federal Election Commission filings reveal. Nearly $72 million of that money has already been spent, the disclosure report shows.
The group’s massive haul came entirely during the third quarter, between July and September. Musk is the only contributor listed during that period.
The PAC, which was formed in late May, reports having spent a total of $102 million on the presidential race so far, FEC filings show.
Unlike most super PACs, however,…
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