Just four months ago, billionaire social media CEO Elon Musk made it abundantly clear that he would not be financially backing either candidate in the upcoming presidential election. But it seems like that was not true, after all.
Back in March, Elon Musk took to social media to inform his followers that he would not be using his vast wealth to support either Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election.
“Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” Musk said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 6, 2024
As it turns out, that was not the truth.
This week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk will actually be donating a massive sum of money to the Trump campaign, providing $45 million a month to a new pro-Trump super PAC.
“Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump’s presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter,” the Wall Street Journal reported this week.
Musk also publicly endorsed Trump on social media following the shooting at the Trump rally this weekend.
“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk said in a post on X.
