Musk Reportedly Spending Up To $120 Million Helping GOP In Midterms—After Saying He ‘Got A Little Too Involved In Politics’

Jul 31, 2026 02:22 AM - 1 hour ago 2

Topline

Elon Musk has authorized his ace PAC to walk up to $120 cardinal to thief elite Republican candidates successful the upcoming midterm elections, The New York Times reported Thursday—furthering his confederation pinch the GOP amid his up-and-down narration pinch President Donald Trump.

Tech billionaire and Tesla laminitis Elon Musk astatine a gathering portion of President Donald Trump's sojourn to China. (Photo by Johannes Neudecker/picture confederation via Getty Images)

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Key Facts

Musk’s America PAC plans to walk $100 cardinal to $120 million, focusing connected Senate races successful astatine slightest 8 states, and respective House races, the Times reported, citing 2 unnamed sources acquainted pinch the plans.

The group told the Times it would beryllium “active successful battleground Senate and House races—both violative and defensive” and behaviour “a historical ‘get retired the vote’ cognition for the 2026 midterms.”

Axios besides reported connected Wednesday that America PAC would attraction its efforts connected mobilizing Republican voters who are little apt to ballot successful a non-presidential predetermination year, citing anonymous sources acquainted pinch the plans.

Initial targets see Senate races successful Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Michigan and Ohio pinch imaginable engagement successful North Carolina, Georgia and Texas Senate contests, according to the Times.

The spending comes arsenic America PAC is facing scrutiny for paying $1 cardinal to 2 Wisconsin voters successful April of past twelvemonth arsenic portion of a giveaway to voters who signed Musk’s “Petition successful Opposition to Activist Judges.”

Since the 2024 predetermination cycle, America PAC’s Federal Election Commission filings show astir of its spending concentrated connected elector outreach, ineligible services and advertising, including $2.3 cardinal paid to Lex Politica, an Austin-based governmental rule patient co-founded by a erstwhile America PAC lawyer, betwixt February 2025 done March 2026.

Tangent

Republicans consequence losing their slim majorities successful the House and Senate this year, driven partially by Trump’s sagging canvass numbers, which show ongoing discontent pinch the system and Republicans souring connected the Iran war. Democrats lead Republicans by 8 points connected the generic legislature ballot, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday, and person a 20-point advantage among those who opportunity they are highly motivated to vote. Meanwhile, Trump’s canvass numbers person fallen to grounds lows successful several surveys released this week.

Key Background

Musk spent much than $260 cardinal to elite Trump successful 2024, making him the largest governmental philanthropist successful history. His resurgence successful GOP authorities comes aft his grievances pinch the Trump management and the statement look to person cooled. He denounced the GOP and vowed to commencement his ain statement aft exiting the Trump management past twelvemonth pursuing a stint starring the Department of Government Efficiency, but has since repaired his narration pinch Trump somewhat. Musk deleted immoderate of his much inflammatory statements astir Trump past year, including ones calling for his impeachment and tying Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, and tweeted that he regretted immoderate of his posts. Musk has appeared publically pinch Trump connected respective occasions since, including accompanying him connected a travel to China earlier this year. Musk told The Economist past week he thinks he “got a small excessively progressive successful politics, sewage carried distant frankly,” and he told Bloomberg successful May past year, “in position of governmental spending, I’m going to do a batch little successful the future.”