Elon Musk is unmasked as one of the largest donors to a PAC dedicated to keeping Republicans in control of the House
Annual fillings released by the Federal Election Commission this week show Musk was among the top 50 donors to the Protect The House PAC
The filings show that Musk donated $38,900 to the PAC in the second quarter
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $100,000 to the PAC while Houston Texans owner Bob McNair gave $371,500
Business Insider reported that the South African technology mogul is worth an estimated $20 billion
By DANIEL ROTH
DAILYMAIL.COM
15 July 2018
Elon Musk has been revealed as one of the largest donors to a PAC aimed at keeping congressional Republicans in control of the House of Representatives.
Annual fillings released by the Federal Election Commission this week show Musk was among the top 50 donors to the Protect The House PAC, giving a total of $38,900, according to The Hill.
The sum is modest in comparison to other donors in the FEC filings. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $100,000 to the PAC while Houston Texans owner Bob McNair gave $371,500.
Still, Musk was among the top 50 donors to the PAC in the second quarter, which has already raised $8 million, according to ProPublica.
Musk, 47, who is reportedly friends with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy(R-Calif.), has a history of donating to politicians from both parties.
During a 2011 interview at the University of California San Diego, the business magnate described himself as ‘somewhere in the middle’ between Democrat and Republican, noting that he was ‘socially liberal and fiscally conservative.’
But last month, Musk took to Twitter and proclaimed himself to be a ‘socialist,’ a notion that was widely mocked by social media users who scoffed at the idea that one of the richest men on the planet was a proponent of ‘social welfare’ and ‘workers.’
‘By the way, I am actually a socialist. Just not the kind that shifts resources from most productive to least productive, pretending to do good, while actually causing harm. True socialism seeks greatest good for all,’ Musk stated in the tweet.
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