Elon Musk has said he plans to give $45 million a month to a political committee supporting Donald Trump’s election programme, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The money will go to a political action committee called America PAC. This organisation is not directly connected to Trump’s campaign headquarters. Co-founder of military software developer Palantir Technologies Joe Lonsdale, former US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Kraft and the Winklevoss twins are also among the funders.
America PAC is dedicated to registering voters in swing states and persuading them to vote early. The organisation has taken note that Democrats have waged powerful campaigns to build up their voter base in this way and is trying to counter it.
In March 2024, Musk said he was not going to donate to the political headquarters of Trump and Biden. However, in recent months, the Tesla and SpaceX founder has grown closer to Donald Trump.
Musk said on July 14, after Trump’s assassination attempt, on social network X that he fully supported the former US leader and hoped for his speedy recovery.
On July 15, Musk wrote in X that the US Secret Service was to blame for the assassination attempt on presidential candidate Donald Trump. This was his response to information that the Secret Service relied on local law enforcement for security.
Trump was wounded in the ear in a shooting at a campaign speech in western Pennsylvania on the evening of July 13. The FBI is investigating the incident as attempted murder. According to law enforcement officials, the shooting was carried out by 20-year-old state resident Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was eliminated at the scene.
