Elon Musk Denies Giving $45 Million Monthly to Support Donald Trump’s Campaign
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has rejected a report claiming that he plans to give $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee (PAC) supporting former US President Donald Trump’s presidential run. Musk called the report ‘fake’ in a sarcastic post on X, where he shared a picture of two gnus with human limbs captioned ‘Fake GNUS.’
The Wall Street Journal had reported that Musk plans to donate to America PAC, a committee formed in June to focus on voter registration and early voting in swing states. America PAC aims to counter the Democrats’ robust ‘get out the vote’ campaigns and has already raised $8.75 million in contributions for the three months ending June 30.
Musk, currently the world’s richest person with an estimated fortune of over $250 billion, has previously stated he does not intend to donate to the campaigns of Trump or US President Joe Biden. However, he has recently shown support for Trump, especially after a shooter attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Musk endorsed Trump and wished him a speedy recovery.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The case is still under investigation.
Elon Musk -: Elon Musk is a very rich and famous person who makes electric cars with his company called Tesla. He also owns a company that makes rockets called SpaceX.
Tesla -: Tesla is a company that makes electric cars. These cars run on batteries instead of petrol or diesel.
Donald Trump -: Donald Trump is a businessman who was the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
super political-action committee -: A super political-action committee, or super PAC, is a group that can raise and spend a lot of money to help a political candidate win an election.
X -: X is a social media platform where people can post messages and share information. It was previously known as Twitter.
The Wall Street Journal -: The Wall Street Journal is a famous newspaper in the United States that writes about business and financial news.
America PAC -: America PAC is a group that was created to help with voting and getting people to vote early in important states during elections.
swing states -: Swing states are places in the United States where people are almost equally divided in their support for different political parties, making them very important in elections.
Joe Biden -: Joe Biden is the current President of the United States. He became President in 2021 after Donald Trump.