What lit a fire under billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this midterm cycle?He’s given more than $445 million to Republican candidates and causes this year, making him the single biggest disclosed donor in the 2026 midterms — and the biggest single donor in a midterm cycle ever.According to the most recent data, he’s given:REPUBLICAN CAVALRY ARRIVES FOR KEN PAXTON AS BIG-BUCKS TEXAS OFFENSIVE OPENS CASH FLOODGATESBillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has opened his bank account and thrown hundreds of millions of dollars in support to Republican candidates in the midterm elections.(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)SENATE CONTROL IS A COIN FLIP — AND DEMOCRATS’ PATH RUNS THROUGH TRUMP COUNTRYAll this makes the $288 million Musk gave to help elect President Donald Trump and Republicans in 2024 look miserly.Why so much more? Because Musk realizes that keeping the Republican majority in Congress has become crucial to America’s secure and prosperous future.On his social media platform, Musk shared a post last week agreeing that Democrats "must lose" the midterms.
Critics claim he’s doing this because he fears investigations by a Democrat-controlled Congress.The truth is, he understands what it takes to build a strong America, and what threatens to tear it down.He’s not alone.
He’s been joined by other tech and financial billionaires who are spending tens of millions to protect America’s future from the Democrats.WARREN GETS DEFENSIVE WHEN PRESSED ON DEMOCRATS ACCEPTING BILLIONAIRE DONATIONSTech entrepreneurs and venture capital giants Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are major contributors to Trump’s MAGA, Inc.Citadel’s Ken Griffin has spent at least $40 million to support Republican candidates.Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman and his wife Christine have put up almost $32 million to Republican-affiliated political organizations and Super PACs this election cycle.All this makes the $288 million Musk gave to help elect President Donald Trump and R...