'Simply Not True': Elon Musk Denies Report of $45 Million Monthly Donation to Pro-Trump Super PAC

Despite a bombshell report and a shout-out of gratitude from Donald Trump, Elon Musk has surgery nan news that he is not donating $45 cardinal monthly to a Super PAC backing Trump's campaign.

In an question and reply pinch Jordan Peterson published Monday, Musk denied a Wall Street Journal study from past week that alleged nan billionaire had agreed to make nan mega-donations to America PAC aft publically endorsing Trump successful nan 2024 election.

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"What's been reported successful nan media is simply not true," Musk told Peterson. "I americium not donating $45 cardinal a period to Trump."

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Musk clarified his comments connected X connected Wednesday, admitting that though he was donating money to nan conservative-backed Super PAC, nan original claims are "ridiculous" successful nature.

"I americium making immoderate donations to America PAC, but astatine a overmuch little level and nan cardinal values of nan PAC are supporting a meritocracy & individual freedom," he said. "Republicans are mostly, but not entirely, connected nan broadside of merit & freedom."

A abstracted study from Bloomberg alleged that Musk had made donations to nan America PAC successful June but didn't specify really overmuch he had donated, astatine nan time.

During a rally successful Michigan past weekend, Trump addressed nan study of Musk's alleged monthly donations, saying that he was unaware that it was happening but shouted retired his "love" for Musk nonetheless.

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"I publication — I didn't moreover cognize this, he didn't moreover show maine astir it — but [Musk] gives maine $45 cardinal a month," Trump said, astatine nan time. "I talked to him conscionable a small while agone to opportunity I was coming here, 'How you doing?' and he didn't moreover mention it."

Musk publicly backed Trump pursuing nan attempted assassination of nan erstwhile President connected July 13, saying that he would "fully endorse" him and called for his "rapid recovery."

The Tesla laminitis besides called Trump's VP nomination, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, an "excellent decision."