Elon Musk Gives Millions To Republican Super Pacs Ahead Of The Midterms

Billionaire Elon Musk whitethorn beryllium gone from President Donald Trump’s White House, but he’s not done pinch Republican politics.

Musk made a brace of $5 cardinal donations connected June 27 to nan main ace PACs backing House and Senate Republicans. That made Musk nan largest individual philanthropist to some groups successful nan first six months of 2025, according to caller run finance reports revenge Thursday.

The caller contributions are further impervious of really Musk tin make a large scatter successful authorities by putting his signature connected conscionable 1 check. And they raise nan mobility of really overmuch much location mightiness beryllium earlier nan midterms, contempt Musk’s messy post-White House breakup pinch Trump and his statements astir starting a 3rd party successful July, aft nan donation.

Musk’s June 27 donations supporting Senate Leadership Fund and Congressional Leadership Fund, nan 2 GOP ace PACs, came astir a period aft leaving his charismatic station arsenic an advisor to Trump and days earlier he began publically discussing nan thought of starting a caller governmental party.

Meanwhile, different caller run finance reports show Musk pumped $45.3 cardinal into his ain ace PAC successful nan first six months of this year. The tech billionaire gave astir $17.9 cardinal straight to nan group and sent different $27.4 cardinal successful in-kind contributions, pinch Musk covering costs for million-dollar prizes to voters who signed petitions.

America PAC spent $47.3 cardinal successful nan first six months of nan year, including $15.5 cardinal done nan first week of April, erstwhile nan group was heavy progressive successful nan April 1 elections for nan Wisconsin authorities Supreme Court and typical House elections successful Florida.

The group reported spending $6 cardinal connected canvassing and section operations, arsenic good arsenic a fewer cardinal dollars connected integer ads, mailers and telephone calls.

The afloat scope of Musk’s giving successful nan first half of 2025 isn’t clear yet — ace PACs will proceed filing fundraising reports pinch nan Federal Election Commission Thursday up of a midnight filing deadline, and galore different groups progressive successful authorities ne'er person to disclose their donors.

Musk spent astir a quarter-billion dollars successful nan 2024 election, giving mostly successful support of Trump’s campaign.

Thursday’s America PAC filing covers fundraising and spending from January 1 done June 30. It’s unclear whether Musk utilized his ace PAC for thing related to his July promise to commencement a caller governmental party, which came aft nan play covered by nan caller report.

Musk spent astir 5 months successful nan White House arsenic an advisor to Trump and nan nationalist look of nan president’s “Department of Government Efficiency” initiative. But he’s had a rocky narration pinch Trump since nan last days of his charismatic tenure, many times criticizing nan White House’s signature taxation trim and spending measure and moreover attacking Trump for his past individual ties to convicted activity offender Jeffrey Epstein.