{"id":72034,"date":"2024-07-16T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guid_108006510"},"modified":"2024-07-16T05:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T05:00:26","slug":"elon-musk-plans-to-give-45-million-a-month-to-pro-trump-super-pac-wsj-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/elon-musk-plans-to-give-45-million-a-month-to-pro-trump-super-pac-wsj-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk plans to give $45 million a month to pro-Trump super PAC, WSJ reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/elon-musk-plans-to-give-45-million-a-month-to-pro-trump-super-pac-wsj-reports.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107431214\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imagePlaceholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:55.55555555555556%\">\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbedCaption\">Elon Musk attends &#8216;Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk&#8217; session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 &#8211; Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbedCredit\">Marc Piasecki | Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\">Elon Musk<\/span> has said he is planning to pledge about $45 million a month to a newly formed super PAC backing former President <span class=\"waslinkname\">Donald Trump<\/span>&#8216;s White House bid, <span class=\"waslinkname\">the Wall Street Journal reported Monday<\/span>, citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Musk had not given any money to that group, called America PAC, as of the end of June, according to a <span class=\"waslinkname\">quarterly financial filing<\/span> submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>It is unclear if he has donated in July. Emails to Musk&#8217;s associates were not immediately returned late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>But the super PAC, which was formed in late May, has received contributions from other high-profile entrepreneurs, including <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Palantir<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> co-founder Joe Lonsdale and crypto billionaires Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the filing showed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-relatedContent\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedContent-1\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-container\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-nonCollapsibleContent\">\n<h2 class=\"RelatedContent-header\">Read more: Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">Trump attends Republican convention, first public appearance since assassination attempt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">JD Vance is Trump&#8217;s VP pick after Rubio and Burgum were passed over for running mate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">Elon Musk plans to give $45 million a month to pro-Trump super PAC, WSJ reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">Biden says &#8216;time to put Trump in the bulls-eye&#8217; remark was a mistake, doubles down on reelection bid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"waslinkname\">Recap: Attempted assassination of Donald Trump at Pennsylvania rally<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Lonsdale donated $1 million to America PAC through Lonsdale Enterprises, an entity linked to the eponymous tech investor, multiple outlets reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Winklevoss twins each donated $250,000 to the super PAC, the FEC filing showed.<\/p>\n<p>Lonsdale could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>America PAC brought in $8.8 million and spent $7.8 million between its inception and the end of June, leaving it with just under $1 million in cash on hand, according to the FEC filing.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and one of the world&#8217;s richest people, <span class=\"waslinkname\">officially endorsed Trump<\/span> on Saturday, minutes after the Republican presidential nominee survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally.<\/p>\n<p>The report of Musk&#8217;s pledge to help Trump defeat President <span class=\"waslinkname\">Joe Biden<\/span> came on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump secured enough delegates to officially become the GOP nominee.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>Read the full report from The Wall Street Journal<\/strong><\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>CNBC&#8217;s Lora Kolodny contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ArticleBody-MobileAdhesion\" class=\"MobileAdhesion-container\" data-module=\"mps-slot\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk attends &#8216;Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk&#8217; 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