The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
At the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles, Musk could order more than 31.9m cheeseburgers with the money he has spent on the midterms.
Key points
- As Election Day approaches, the billionaire’s longstanding relationships with GOP leaders in Texas are under scrutiny.
Musk, the world’s richest person, has funnelled at least $445.77m into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, according to US Federal Election Commission data as of 29 October.
The contributions have made him the Republicans’ most prominent financial backer and the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history.
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