South Africa-born tech billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $270 million to help Donald Trump win the US presidency.
Elon Musk’s millions for Donald Trump make him biggest US political donorSpaceX and Tesla CEO Musk, the world’s richest person, was an ardent supporter of Trump’s White House campaign – funneling money into door knocking operations and speaking at his rallies.His financial backing, which has earned him a cost-cutting advisory role in Trump’s incoming government, surpassed spending by any single political donor since at least 2010, according to data from nonprofit OpenSecrets.
An additional $20 million went to the RBG PAC, a group that used advertising to soften Trump’s hardline reputation on the key voter issue of abortion. The president-elect has nominated several people close to Musk for roles in his administration, including investor David Sacks as the so-called AI and crypto czar.How long do you foresee this Elon Musk-Donald Trump bromance will last?
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