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Musk’s pay under a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday

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Business Insider left
From inflation and AI backlash to Elon Musk's record spending on Republicans, here's what's at stake in the 2026 midterm elections. https://bit.ly/4BHjnnq
Guardian US left
In late April 2025, Elon Musk had spent only $18m on political campaigns, later stating he would do “a lot less” in the future. But in the 2026 midterms, Musk has spent $446m. His donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history. 🧵

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Fortune center
Elon Musk has given more to politics in 18 months than George Soros has personally in his lifetime

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Investing.com Stocks center · est.
Musk’s pay under a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية center · est.
Musk warned America will go 1,000% bankrupt. Now U.S. debt tops $40 trillion and counting
Reuters
Musk’s pay under a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday reut.rs/3WaC56X