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From the Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump’s presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter.
Other backers of the group, called America PAC, include Palantir Technologies co-founder Joe Lonsdale, the Winklevoss twins, former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and her husband, Joe Craft, who is chief executive of coal producer Alliance Resource Partners.
Formed in June, America PAC is focused on registering voters and persuading constituents to vote early and request mail-in ballots in swing states, according to one of the people. The coalition assessed that the Democrats have historically had very robust “get out the vote” campaigns and took note of the amounts of money that the Biden administration has dedicated to so-called on the ground efforts in swing states. America PAC will try to counter that.
Exclusive: Elon Musk has said he is committing around $45 million a month to a new pro-Trump super PAC https://t.co/khhwZ6eli6 https://t.co/khhwZ6eli6
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 16, 2024
This comes after Musk announced his official endorsement for Trump immediately following the terrifying attempt on Trump’s life at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery pic.twitter.com/ZdxkF63EqF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
Monday evening, Musk responded to a social media post, which announced, “Joe Biden has been in government longer than J.D. Vance has been alive.”
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
