Elon Musk has been reported to have been donating money to conservative/Right wing groups before he announced that he was backing President Trump, and that Kamala Harris was a threat to civilisation. But while there were reports Musk was going to donate big to the Trump campaign, he posted on X: "Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President." Well, he is supposed to have a higher-than-average IQ, so he should be able to see, that if, as has been indicated, the Democrats if returned to power will destroy X and imprison him. He should, even out of self-survival, be financing Trump.
The tight-pursed nature of conservatives never ceases to amaze me.
"Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations, illustrating quiet financial support for right-wing causes even before the billionaire entrepreneur in July endorsed former President Donald Trump's bid for re-election.
Two of the people familiar with the donations told Reuters that Musk's contributions to the organization, Building America's Future, had started by 2022. One of those people and a third source said the donations amounted to millions of dollars, significantly boosting a group whose advertisements and social media campaigns have criticized the Biden administration and progressive political platforms of the sort that Musk himself has increasingly denounced.
Reuters was unable to determine a precise amount and timeline for the contributions or identify documentation linking the organization's finances to Musk. Earlier on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk had financed other pro-Republican groups.
Musk didn't respond to emails seeking comment.
A spokesperson for Building America's Future didn't respond, either.
The magnate behind ventures including carmaker Tesla, space contractor SpaceX and the social media platform X, Musk for many years was careful to avoid suggestions that he favored either major U.S. political party. As recently as March, months before he publicly backed Trump and announced plans to finance a political action committee to work against Democrats, he wrote on social media: "Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President."