The Aporia
The Aporia
18 articles about 13 events for “Elon Musk's Political Donations”.
“It is one of the largest publicly known single political donations in US history, and some have suggested it is the biggest ever.”
“The tech mogul’s spending spree is also a reversal from a period in the middle of last year when Musk claimed he would step back from making such large-scale political donations.”
“Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans.”
“Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July to help Republicans retain control of Congress, even as Democrats’ chances of retaking the U.S.”
“Federal Election Commission financial disclosure documents released Thursday showed that Musk made two donations of $75 million and $83 million in September to the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund.”
“The assist from Musk — along with tens of millions of dollars in donations to other groups — marks a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man, who spent over backing President Trump and other Republican candidates in…”
““I think it was a real turning point on Trump,” says Carrie Dann, managing editor of the Cook Political Report.”
“After SpaceX debilitated Ukraine’s military defenses on October 14, in the midst of one of the heaviest Russian bombardments of the war, by slowing down the speed of Ukraine’s Starlink terminals and the Starshield system that Ukraine’s military uses, Elon…”
“Elon Musk topped the list at $839 billion, and this summer he became history's first trillionaire.”
“Stat of the day: Elon Musk becomes biggest donor of US midterms cycle with $366m spent Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024.”
“Elon Musk on Saturday (October 10, 2026) stepped up his attack against industrialist Mukesh Ambani, sharing screenshots of media reports alleging that a Reliance-funded firm helped boost BJP campaigns on social media and that a Reliance-linked company made…”
“Already at least one high-profile donor, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell, has announced she will give corporate shares of the Elon Musk–helmed company to millions of American kids.”
“The President also awarded the National Medal of Science to Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin of Alphabet, Advanced Micro Devices’ Lisa Su and to Tesla’s Elon Musk, whom he hailed as a “modern-day Thomas Edison”.”
“He highlighted donations Taylor accepted from Elon Musk’s SpaceX.”
“It was an example of how Trump has surrounded himself with industry leaders, seeking their advice, favor, and political donations.”
“It's holding everyone back, particularly holding our country back.' Sir Ed has sought to boost his party's profile with attention-grabbing stunts and ramped them up before the last general election Sir Ed will pitch the party as 'willing to fight' at a rally…”