Elon Musk’s super PAC has now spent more than $100 million to get Trump elected
From CNN's David Wright
Elon Musk’s super PAC crossed the $100 million mark in pro-Donald Trump spending this week, according to its latest disclosures with the Federal Election Commission, including more than $62 million poured into critical canvassing and field operations.
A breakdown of the spending: America PAC, Musk’s group, reported spending a total of $106.8 million on independent expenditures for the presidential race in its latest round of filings, as it dropped millions more this week on door-knocking efforts, printing, digital media, texting and phone calls.
The group’s top expenditure category by far is in canvassing and field operations, giving a significant lift to the Trump campaign on the ground in key swing states, Pennsylvania in particular, where Musk has been stumping for the former president. With its latest round of reports, America PAC has now disclosed $62 million in spending on canvassing and field operations.
One of America PAC’s tactics that has drawn scrutiny is its offer to pay organizers $47 for every registered voter that they get to sign a petition, an effort Musk himself has promoted on social media. “Easy money,” Musk wrote earlier this month on X, the social media platform that he owns, about the effort.
In addition, American PAC has reported spending nearly $24 million on printing and postage, and more than $14 million on digital media, flooding voters’ mailboxes and screens with pro-Trump messaging.
