Elon Musk has spent more than $130 million on Trump and the GOP this year

• Elon Musk's publically disclosed spending for Trump and Republicans has exceeded $130 million.
• Nearly $119 cardinal of that sum has gone toward Musk's pro-Trump "America PAC."
• He besides gave $10 cardinal to a Mitch McConnell-aligned ace PAC that helps elite Senate Republicans.

Elon Musk has now spent much than $130 cardinal this twelvemonth to elite Donald Trump and different Republican candidates, according to documents revenge pinch nan Federal Election Commission connected Thursday.

The immense mostly of that sum, conscionable awkward of $119 million, has gone toward "America PAC," nan billionaire businessman's ace PAC that has chiefly spent money connected canvassing and digital advertising to support Trump. The PAC has besides spent a smaller sum to thief elected Republicans moving successful 18 competitory House races astir nan country.

After pouring nearly $75 cardinal into America PAC betwixt July and September, Musk contributed different $43.6 cardinal to nan ace PAC successful nan first 2 weeks of October. He has besides contributed $924,600, nan ineligible maximum, straight to Trump's campaign.

Musk besides contributed $10 cardinal to Senate Leadership Fund, a ace PAC affiliated pinch Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that helps to elite Senate Republicans, and $825,000 to Hispanic Leadership Alliance, a ace PAC affiliated pinch Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas. That's connected apical of hundreds of thousands of dollars donated successful August to nan National Republican Congressional Committee, nan run limb for House Republicans.

Altogether, Musk's publically reported spending exceeds $130 million, though it's imaginable he's spent much than that connected nan election.

The billionaire businessman has reportedly contributed to a "dark money" nonprofit group that gave $3 cardinal to a super PAC that has tally ads portraying Vice President Kamala Harris arsenic simultaneously supportive and dispute toward Israel. Musk whitethorn person besides fixed much money to governmental action committees since October 16, but that would not look successful nationalist filings until precocious November.

Musk did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The richest man successful nan world, Musk has gone all-in for Trump successful a measurement that fewer business titans person earlier for a statesmanlike candidate, including holding municipality hallway events successful Pennsylvania and appearing pinch nan erstwhile president astatine a caller rally successful nan state.

He has besides organized a $1 cardinal giveaway to registered voters who motion a petition for ace PAC, raising ineligible questions and reportedly prompting a informing from nan Department of Justice.