Elon Musk continued to bankroll Republican candidates after his public fallout with US President Donald Trump, donating millions of dollars to campaign groups gearing up for next year’s midterm elections.
Half-year records published on Thursday show the Tesla chief executive was the single largest donor to committees supporting Republicans in congressional races, even as his tenure in government came to an ignominious end and his businesses suffered severe “blowback” from his association with the Trump administration.
Musk donated $5mn each to the two main Super Pacs backing House and Senate Republican candidates on June 27, according to documents filed to the US Federal Election Commission, just days before he floated the idea of building a rival party.