Overview
- Musk posted on X that Donalds has his “full support,” replying to the candidate’s February announcement post.
- Donalds thanked Musk and said the endorsement reflects momentum behind an agenda focused on lowering costs, cutting taxes, and encouraging innovation.
- A recent St. Pete Polls survey shows Donalds at about 39% in the GOP field, and his campaign reports raising more than $31 million.
- The campaign says it added 12 sheriff endorsements this week for a total of 28, with Baker County Sheriff Scotty Rhoden praising Donalds’s stance on law and order.
- Musk’s nod joins backing from President Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Chip Roy, and others, and reporting notes it likely dampens speculation that Musk would support potential candidate James Fishback.