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Elon Musk was not pinching pennies in the course of the presidential election. The Tesla Chief donated some huge cash to make sure Donald Trump slimed his method again into the White Home.
NBC Information reviews that Musk donated over $20 million to a mysterious tremendous PAC on the finish of Felon 47’s marketing campaign as a part of the $250 million he spent to assist make America racist once more; oops, we meant “nice” once more, in response to new finance reviews.
Per NBC Information:
Musk financed RBG PAC, in response to the report the group filed Thursday night time with the Federal Election Fee. The tremendous PAC, which didn’t disclose its donors earlier than the election, launched adverts contending that Trump didn’t assist a federal abortion ban.
The entire cash the group pulled in — $20.5 million — got here from a single donation from the Elon Musk Revocable Belief in Austin, Texas. RBG PAC spent nearly all of its cash on digital adverts, mailers and textual content messages, in response to the marketing campaign finance report, which lined Oct. 17 by way of Nov. 25.
The information web site additionally reviews that Musk donated $238 million to the America PAC all through the election cycle, together with an additional $120 million within the election’s last weeks.
We Can’t Overlook About These $1 Million Giveaways
In accordance with federal disclosures, America PAC used the cash for canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts by way of textual content message, printing, postage, and digital adverts. America PAC additionally ran a controversial $1 million giveaway that noticed Musk hand checks to individuals who signed up for the PAC’s closely conservative-leaning petition.
Philadelphia District Lawyer Larry Krasner sued Musk and the PAC in late October to cease the giveaway. Nonetheless, a decide within the state sided with Musk and America PAC, permitting them to proceed with the giveaway.
The Justice Division additionally warned America PAC that the giveaway was rattling close to near being unlawful, however subsequently, no motion was taken by the division.
In accordance with America PAC’s finance report, the $1 million bribes, oops, we imply prizes, had been listed as funds for a “spokesperson guide.”
Bootleg Tony Stark additionally gave $3 million to the MAHA (Make America Wholesome Once more) Alliance, an excellent PAC affiliated with Donald Trump’s decide to run HHS, Robert F. Kenndey Jr.
So, Musk, who Candy Potato Mussolini tapped to run the made-up Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) to assist minimize authorities spending, spent so much to make sure he had loads of affect when President-Elect Trump took workplace.
We see the jig.