Politics | Elon Musk Elon Musk May End Up as Biggest Donor in 2024 Race Wall Street Journal reports he is committing $45M a month to Trump By John Johnson Posted Jul 16, 2024 5:56 AM CDT Copied Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves a Tesla factory after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Elon Musk isn't just backing Donald Trump with an endorsement and a one-off donation. The Wall Street Journal reports that the billionaire is committing $45 million a month to see Trump back in office. Musk—the world's richest person by the reckoning of Forbes with $252 billion—is giving the money to a new pro-Trump super political-action committee called America PAC. The sum would add up to $225 million should he give through November, dwarfing the biggest known donation of the 2024 campaign of $50 million by bank heir Timothy Mellon to another pro-Trump super PAC. America PAC was established in May with a focus on voter outreach, per the Hill. Given the heavy hitters on board, it has the potential to play a "significant" role in the 2024 race, according to the New York Times. The Journal lists other backers, including Palantir Technologies co-founder Joe Lonsdale, as well as twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who view Trump as better for their cryptocurrency ventures. Former US ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and her coal-exec husband, Joe Craft, also are on board. Read These Next Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. IAEA chief downplays damage to Iran nuclear sites. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies The screwworm is truly the stuff of horror films. Report an error