Elon Musk becomes the biggest known midterm donor, giving more than $276 million to Republican groups

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Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known spender in this year's midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in the House and Senate, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported on Monday 12 October, PBS NewsHour calling Musk the world's only trillionaire. The money includes $158 million given to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates, one of the largest known political donations in American history, according to the New York Times cited by the LA Times. The Verge, also citing The New York Times, said Musk is both the party's top known donor and the biggest established midterm donor.

Latest: Elon Musk has quietly become the biggest known spender in the midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities, including $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund.

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