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Elon Musk donated more than $250 million to Donald Trump’s campaign, including at least $75 million in the final weeks before the vote, US election filings showed.
This is evidenced by documents submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Thursday musk donated more than $238.5 million to America Pac, a political action committee created by the Tesla CEO himself that has become one of Trump’s primary fundraising vehicles.
The documents show that in the second half of October alone, Musk made three individual donations of $25 million to America Pac.
Musk also donated $20.5 million to the pro-Trump RBG Pac, named after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, bringing Musk’s total support to the president-elect’s campaign to more than $259 million. According to the filings, Musk was the sole donor to RBG Pac.
The numbers highlight the lengths Musk was willing to go to ensure a Trump victory in the elections in November. Since then, the billionaire has forged an increasingly close alliance with the president-elect.
Last month, Musk was tasked with overseeing a project to make the federal government more efficient, along with former Trump rival Vivek Ramaswamy.
On Thursday, Trump named venture capitalist David Sachs, an ally of Musk, as the White House czar of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.
The existence of RBG Pac has been controversial: the family of the liberal Ginsburg, an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights, denies any connection to the Trump campaign.
Ginsburg died in September 2020 and was replaced shortly before that year’s presidential election by Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
RBG Pac’s website features images of Trump and Ginsburg with the caption “Great minds think alike,” claiming they shared the same views on the federal abortion ban. Ginsburg has been a strong supporter of individual abortion choices and has publicly criticized Trump.
Musk created America Pac in mid-2024, and his spending has focused on states like Pennsylvania and Michigan.
The billionaire endorsed Trump in July after the Republican candidate survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
