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Elon Musk says his super PAC won't go away after the 2024 election

Nov 6, 2024, 08:28 IST
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Musk said on Tuesday that his super PAC will continue to be a big player in elections, including the 2026 midterms and local district attorney races.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
  • Elon Musk plans to remain a major force in American politics even after this election.
  • He says his super PAC will "keep going" after this election and is "preparing for the midterms."
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Elon Musk signaled on Tuesday that he plans to remain a major player in American politics, even after the 2024 election.

At the end of an X Space on Tuesday evening, Musk told listeners that America PAC, the super PAC that the billionaire businessman has funded with at least $119 million, will "keep going after this election."

Musk said that his super PAC was "preparing for the midterms and any intermediate elections, as well as looking at elections at the district attorney level."

America PAC has spent more than $152 million on the presidential election, according to the latest filings. It's also spent more than $19 million boosting GOP candidates in 18 competitive House races around the country.

The billionaire businessman signaled that he wanted to combat the influence of George Soros, a liberal philanthropist who's drawn the ire of conservatives, has had on district attorney races.

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"Something has to be done to kind of counter the damage that Soros has done to the American system," said Musk. "America PAC's going aim to weigh in heavily on the midterms and intermediate elections, as well as just doing common sense stuff like having DAs who prosecute violent criminals who are obviously a danger to people."

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a progressive prosecutor who received significant financial support from Soros, recently sued to block Musk's controversial $1 million giveaway. A judge ruled in Musk's favor on Monday.

If Musk remains a major pro-GOP electoral force, Democrats could try to make him into a boogeyman along the lines of the Koch brothers before him.

Sue Altman, a Democrat running for Congress in New Jersey, has already tried to turn America PAC's spending into an issue in her race.

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