Source: Musk-Backed Pro-Trump Super PAC Boosts Spending | Newsmax.com
The pro-Trump super PAC bankrolled by Telsa CEO Elon Musk plans to kick into high gear in August following a month of reorganization, Bloomberg reported.
In July, a political action committee aimed at electing former President Donald Trump received commitment from Musk, who was rumored to have pledged $45 million to America PAC, but actuals won’t be revealed until quarterly filing in October. That move was quickly followed by a shake-up in leadership as Phil Cox and Generra Peck took over the reins.
A Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing on Wednesday showed $5.8 million in spending in August, the majority of that influx being directed toward get-out-the-vote initiatives and field operations aimed at canvassing.
Musk is a unique figure when it comes to big time political donors as many prefer to stand on the sidelines and merely serve as a financial backer. Musk has injected himself directly into the 2024 presidential race with vocal support of Trump.
This week Musk had a conversation with Trump on his X platform, which as of this writing has 268.1 million views on the post sharing it. The discussion received widespread criticism from many on the political left who derided the streaming platform’s initial technical hiccups and what they deemed “softball questions” from Musk.
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that America PAC is looking to turn out 800,000 new voters in battleground states for Trump this election cycle. The outlet stated the super PAC is estimating it will need around $160 million to field 6,000 canvassers to work the critical swing districts.
据彭博社报道，由特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克资助的亲特朗普超级政治行动委员会计划在经过一个月的重组后于 8 月全面启动。 今年 7 月，一个旨在选举前总统唐纳德·特朗普的政治行动委员会收到了马斯克的承诺，据传马斯克已承诺向美国政治行动委员会提供 4500 万美元，但实际情况要到 10 月份的季度报告才能揭晓。这一举措很快就导致了领导层的改组，菲尔·考克斯和根內拉·佩克接任。 联邦选举委员会周三提交的文件显示，8 月份的支出为 580 万美元，其中大部分资金用于拉票活动和旨在拉票的实地行动。 当谈到大型政治捐助者时，马斯克是一个独特的人物，因为许多人更喜欢站在一边，仅仅充当财务支持者。 马斯克直接投入了 2024 年总统竞选，发声支持特朗普。 本周，马斯克在他的 X 平台上与特朗普进行了对话，截至撰写本文时，该平台的帖子浏览量已达 2.681 亿次。这次讨论受到了许多政治左翼人士的广泛批评，他们嘲笑流媒体平台最初的技术问题以及他们认为马斯克提出的“垒球（简单）问题”。 周一，《华尔街日报》报道称，美国政治行动委员会希望在本次选举周期的关键州为特朗普争取 80 万新选民。该媒体称，超级政治行动委员会估计需要约 1.6 亿美元来派遣 6,000 名游说者在关键的摇摆选区开展工作。
