Billionaire Elon Musk has endorsed Republican former President Donald Trump within the race for the White House, however workers at his assortment of firms are largely donating to Trump’s Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
Employees at Elon Musk’s rocket firm SpaceX have donated $34,526 to Harris versus $7,652 to Donald Trump.(File Images)
Workers at Tesla have contributed $42,824 to Harris’ presidential marketing campaign versus $24,840 to Trump’s marketing campaign, in line with OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan nonprofit that tracks U.S. marketing campaign contributions and lobbying knowledge.
Employees at Musk’s rocket firm SpaceX have donated $34,526 to Harris versus $7,652 to Trump. Employees on the social media platform X, previously often known as Twitter, have donated $13,213 to Harris versus lower than $500 to Trump.
While the figures are comparatively small for marketing campaign fundraising, they point out political leanings at odds with Musk’s personal. The world’s richest man, Musk has boosted Trump on X and dismissed left-leaning concepts as a “woke-mind virus.”
Musk didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. He backed President Joe Biden in 2020 however has tacked rightward since then. Trump has stated that if he wins the Nov. 5 election, he’ll appoint Musk to steer a authorities effectivity fee.
The OpenSecrets knowledge consists of donations from firm workers and house owners and people people‘ quick members of the family. Campaign finance legal guidelines prohibit firms themselves from donating to federal campaigns.
Many of Musk’s workers are based mostly in California, a Democratic stronghold, stated Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, which is a Tesla shareholder. Gerber can be an investor in X.
In July, Musk stated he would transfer X and SpaceX headquarters to Texas from California due to a California gender-identity regulation he known as the “final straw.” Gerber stated such a transfer would imply “dropping out on a number of potential expertise” in California.