WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk, who has been ramping up criticism of US President Joe Biden, has donated to a political group working to elect rival presidential candidate Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources.
The report didn’t point out how a lot Musk donated however added it was “a large quantity” given to a gaggle referred to as America PAC. Bloomberg reported that the PAC — a gaggle that may obtain limitless contributions for political exercise — is subsequent required to reveal its listing of donors on July 15. In March, Trump, a former US president who is anticipated to be formally nominated subsequent week because the Republican Celebration’s candidate for the Nov 5 election, met with Musk and different rich donors.
In response to experiences of the assembly, South Africa-born Musk posted on X: “Simply to be tremendous clear, I’m not donating cash to both candidate for US president.” In Might, he additionally denied media experiences that there had been talks over a possible advisory position for him in any Trump presidency. Musk, the world’s richest one who runs electrical automotive maker Tesla, rocket maker SpaceX, social media firm X and different corporations, didn’t reply to request for feedback.
Biden marketing campaign spokesman James Singer mentioned that Musk is aware of Trump is “a sucker who will promote America out, slicing his taxes whereas elevating taxes on the center class by $2,500.”
Revealed in Daybreak, July 14th, 2024