Musk has funneled more than $118 million into his pro-Trump America PAC, a super PAC dedicated to mobilizing voters in crucial swing states. His all-in commitment and headline-grabbing stunts have have garnered plenty of attention, not all of it positive.
CNN reports that the Philadelphia D.A. is suing Musk over a highly publicized sweepstakes that gives $1 million to a different battleground state voter every day who agreed to sign a Musk petition.
Musk has direct personal and business interests in government policies, including federal EV tax credits, transportation spending, defense and aerospace contracts, corporate oversight and social media regulation. OpenSecrets says his emergence as a principal Trump surrogate represents a sharp break from Musk’s history of making smaller contributions to both parties. It ranks Tesla and SpaceX “in the top 10% of organizations tracked by OpenSecrets for lobbying and political contributions from their affiliates.”
