NewsElon Musk donates to support Trump's 2024 election campaign

Elon Musk donates to support Trump's 2024 election campaign

Elon Musk was supposed to donate a substantial sum to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Elon Musk was supposed to donate a substantial sum to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
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Piotr Bera

13 July 2024 08:04

Bloomberg reported on Friday that Billionaire Elon Musk donated to Donald Trump's election fund. According to unofficial information, it is a "significant amount."

Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of companies including SpaceX and Tesla, donated to the America PAC foundation, which supports former U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign. The donation amount was not disclosed, but unofficial reports suggest a "significant amount." The agency claims that in this way, Musk wants to "leave a mark on the U.S. political landscape." Musk himself has not commented on these reports.

America PAC can receive unlimited donations, but it is required to disclose the list of donors by July 15. Bloomberg recalls that in March of this year, 78-year-old Trump, who is to be formally nominated as the Republican Party candidate in next November's U.S. presidential election next week, met with Musk and other wealthy donors.

Elon Musk, originally from South Africa and one of the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of over 200 billion dollars, is said to have stated at the time that the United States needs the Republican Party in power; otherwise, "America will be finished."

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