NewsElon Musk's significant donation backs Trump's 2024 campaign

Elon Musk's significant donation backs Trump's 2024 campaign

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

13 July 2024 07:51

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

Elon Musk, owner of companies including SpaceX and Tesla, donated to America PAC, a foundation supporting 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 is required to disclose the list of donors by 15 July. 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, born in South Africa and one of the wealthiest people in the world with an estimated wealth of over £160 billion, 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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