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Right Owned by Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)US Midterm Elections 2026: Elon Musk backs Republicans, outspends Soros’ 47-year political donations by nearly twofold
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Billionaire Elon Musk spent $445 million on failed midterm election bids to back Republican candidates, a move that has drawn political and business backlash. The gamble backfired as Democrats won big, prompting heightened scrutiny of Musk’s influence. While the sum may be a small fraction of his wealth as the world’s first trillionaire, the billions of dollars his companies do with the federal government could be affected by the fallout.
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Elon Musk jokes that his 'election-interfering space lasers' failed after Democrats made major gains in the US midterm elections.
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Billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk has emerged as the biggest political donor in the 2026 US midterm election cycle, contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to Republican political committees in an unprecedented show of financial support. His contributions to the US federal…
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Billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk has emerged as the biggest political donor in the 2026 US midterm election cycle, contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to Republican political committees in an unprecedented show of financial support. His contributions to the US federal…
