The New York Times noted that billionaire Elon Musk is involved in Donald Trump's campaign in an unprecedented way in recent history. Musk was to invest $140-180 million in it. The Republican candidate himself reportedly stated in private conversations that it was half a billion, but in fact his contribution – including by censoring the X platform – may be “impossible to capture.” According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Elon Musk believes that he will be able to de facto rule the United States from the back row.
As the New York Times writes, in the last weeks of the election campaign in USA billionaire Elon Muskuntil recently the world's richest man, “has become involved in American elections in a way unprecedented in recent history.”
The daily notes that Musk moved to Pennsylvania, the most important state for the results of the current elections, and invested at least $140-180 million in an election committee (the so-called SuperPAC) called America PAC supporting Trump, although Trump himself allegedly told people in his circle that that Musk supported him with half a billion dollars.
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According to “NYT”, Trump's team relies largely on the activities of Musk's committee when it comes to reaching voters by visiting them in their homes or exchanging information about which voters should be reached.
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“NYT”: Musk censors materials attacking Trump
America PAC, founded by Musk, is also offering voters in key states $47 for each person they persuade to register to vote and sign a special petition.
However, the daily writes that this is only part of what the head of Tesla and the owner of X is doing for Trump. It adds that Musk uses the platform he acquired to attack Democratic candidate Kamala Harris almost every day, spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories.
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The newspaper also reports that at the request of Trump's staff, Musk – who called similar actions of Twitter in 2020 scandalous censorship – censored materials stolen from the Trump campaign by the Iranian services and blocked the journalist who made them public.
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The evolution of Musk's views on Trump
According to the daily, the billionaire has recently evolved his views on Trump. He originally got involved in the campaign of his rival in the Republican primaries, Ron DeSantis, advising Trump to retire peacefully. retirement.
Then, after DeSantis' defeat, he planned to support Trump in secret, until he finally sided with the candidate fully publicly in recent months.
Last week, Musk appeared alongside Trump at a rally in Butler, the site of the first attempt on his life. Musk argued that if Trump does not win, it will be the last election in US history and Democrats will abolish free speech.
According to Philadelphia Inquirer journalist Will Bunch, there is an opinion among people who know Musk – who once clashed openly with Trump – that the born in South Africa the businessman believes that through his involvement he can influence Trump and act as an eminence grise, exercising actual rule in the USA.
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