The billionaire Elon Musk donated 75 million dollars (about 422 million reais at current prices) to the presidential campaign of Donald Trump in the United States in recent months, according to official figures that confirm that the businessman is betting everything or nothing on the former Republican president.
The owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X provided 15 million dollars in July, 30 million in August and another 30 million in September to the group “America PAC”his political organization supporting Trump, according to data from the American Election Commission (FEC) published on Tuesday.
At a campaign rally for the former president in early October, Musk took the stage and declared his willingness to take a government position if Trump is elected.
The tycoon announced Tuesday night on X that he will campaign in the key state of Pennsylvania in the coming days.
According to the The Washington Postthe organization “America PAC” tours key states with door-to-door visits instead of advertisements to persuade voters to vote for Trump and not the Democrat Kamala Harris.
On its website, “America PAC” offers those who join the work “from 30 dollars an hour (about 170 reais), plus performance bonuses”.
It also promises to pay 47 dollars (264 reais) to anyone who can get a voter from a pendulum state (swing state) sign a petition in favor of freedom of expression and the carrying of firearms.
“Easy money,” wrote Musk on the X network.
At the end of September, his political fund had 40 million dollars (225 million reais) available, according to FEC data.
The businessman frequently reproduces Trump’s aggressive rhetoric, including his speech that migrants threaten American democracy.
More than five million Americans have already voted early in the Nov. 5 election, which polls predict will be very close between Trump and Kamala.
