Elon #Musk donates to Donald #Trump, tapping vast fortune to swing US presidential race

Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3270328/elon-musk-donates-donald-trump-tapping-vast-fortune-swing-us-presidential-race

The move highlights the growing influence of a #technology mogul who tops the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of US$263.6 billion and his shift from a self-described political independent – who said he preferred to stay out of politics – into a figure who regularly uses his X social-media platform to espouse right-leaning views and attack Democrats.

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Elon Musk donates to Donald Trump, tapping vast fortune to swing US presidential race

Billionaire Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee working to elect Donald Trump to the White House, a major gambit by the world’s richest person to make his imprint on the US political landscape.

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