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Elon Musk Signals Return as Major GOP Donor for 2026 Midterms

Upcoming campaign finance reports this month will disclose the amounts plus recipients of his reported checks to Republican congressional efforts.

Overview

  • Musk posted on X on Jan. 1 that “America is toast if the radical left wins,” replying to a claim that he is going “all in” to fund Republicans and sharing a clip of President Donald Trump patting his arm.
  • Multiple outlets citing Axios report that Musk has recently written large checks to GOP House and Senate campaigns and intends to give more during the 2026 cycle.
  • The specific sums and targets of his contributions have not been made public and will appear in filings due later in January.
  • The renewed giving follows a reconciliation with President Trump after a mid‑2025 rift, with reporting that Vice President J.D. Vance helped broker the thaw.
  • Musk was the top individual donor in 2024 with roughly $290–291.5 million and had floated an “America Party” last year before stepping back from that plan.