Elon Musk Has Donated Nearly 7 Times As Much To Republicans This Cycle

[workinclasszero]

The billionaire “climate hero” has given nearly $90,000 to a party whose members largely dismiss climate science.
By Chris D’Angelo and Alexander C. Kaufman 07/17/2018 05:45 pm ET

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, a man widely hailed as a world leader in the fight to combat climate change, has doled out nearly 7 times as much cash to Republican campaigns and political committees this election cycle as he has to Democratic ones.

Since the start of 2017, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has personally contributed $88,900 to Republicans, while he gave those on the other side of the aisle $13,300, according to a HuffPost review of Federal Election Commission data.

Musk came under fire this week after Salon first reported that he’d donated $38,900 to Protect the House, a GOP political action committee focused on maintaining Republican control of the House. The June contributions puts him among the PAC’s top 50 donors.

But filings show Musk also gave $50,000 to a joint fundraising committee run by his friend House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). From this $50,000 donation, McCarthy’s committee sent $39,600 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, $5,000 to McCarthy’s leadership PAC Majority Committee and $5,400 to McCarthy’s campaign.

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[oasis]

1. "..world leader in the fight against climate change"

Musk is full of shit.

[workinclasszero]

4. No doubt about it

Every penny he gives to climate change denying republicans proves that!

[Blue_true]

2. For some reason, I have always viewed him as a showboater.

I guess now his true colors are showing.

[FSogol]

6. Libertarians are never going to be on our side. n/t

[FM123]

3. very interesting article

" the vast partisan disparity in Musk’s contributions challenges his reputation as a climate champion "

[Anon-C]

10. Certainly. Especially donating to GOP at this time...

...I think I read testimonials from the Sierra Club president and others supporting his philanthropy, they ring pretty hollow.

He's only notionally a climate champ if he's supported the likes of Scott Pruitt and Donald Trump.

[dalton99a]

5. Kick

[peekaloo]

7. Another "My Kevin" bromance.

I wonder which color Skittles Elon favors.

[lagomorph777]

8. I refuse to buy any more rockets from SpaceX!

And if I had a Tesla I'd send it to the crusher, pronto.

[Stuart G]

9. He souldn't donate to any political party..This is very very stupid.

Stay out of politics if you run a company that has a political point of view. (such as "clean air, no pollution, run cars on electricity, etc.)...Donating to polluters goes against the values of those who buy the cars....

Why should someone spend $70,000 on a car company whose owner supports polluters? .If the car buyer is smart enough to want to buy a car that is clean and efficient and (doesn't pollute) then he is smart enough to know who the owner is and what the owner supports.

Musk should never be involved in any politics that could in any way hurt his company. This is beyond stupid.

Further, when this gets out, and spreads around, some if not many (????) will not purchase this car. They could buy a Prius which is very low polluting. Toyota is, I think, not involved in American politics.. Why help finance Republicans?

[Maraya1969]

11. This is Elon's Twitter account. Not many responses about the donations. Usually I see people

attacking GOP jerks but Musk seems to have gotten a big pass, (except for me who ragged on in a thread to him)

Anyway, would love to see some others confront him.


https://twitter.com/elonmusk