--- title: "Elon Musk Is Giving $180 Million to Trump Even After Trump Publicly Humiliated Him" description: "Despite their feud from just a few years ago, Elon Musk is all-in for Donald Trump and showing his support with cold, hard cash. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Musk has told people in his circle that he's pledging roughly $45 million per month to a new super-political action committee (PAC) that's funding Trump's second […]" date: "2024-07-17" modified: "2024-07-17" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-trump-superpac-feud" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "politics" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk Is Giving $180 Million to Trump Even After Trump Publicly Humiliated Him ![Despite their feud from just a few years ago, Elon Musk is all-in for Donald Trump and showing his support with cold, hard cash.]() *\Image: Marc Piasecki / Samuel Corum via Getty / Futurism\* ## Big Spender Despite their [feud from just a few years ago](), Elon Musk is all-in for Donald Trump and showing his support with cold, hard cash. As the [*Wall Street Journal* reports,]() Musk has told people in his circle that he's pledging roughly $45 million per month to a new super-political action committee (PAC) that's funding Trump's third presidential bid. Initially, Musk seemed to deny the *WSJ*'s reporting about the PAC as "[fake news]()" in a tweet yesterday. Later, however, he [appeared to confirm]() the commitment in a response to the "End Wokeness" account on X-formerly-Twitter, which [pointed out]() that he'd gone from supporting Barack Obama to "pledging $180 million," the $45 million per-month pledge times four, to re-elect Trump. ## Bad Blood While national attention spans [may be waning](), we're old enough to remember two summers ago when Musk was [trading barbs]() with the ex-president, who at one point called him a "[bullshit artist]()," making this alleged pledge a pretty stunning about-face. "I don’t hate the man," the [billionaire tweeted]() just over two years ago, "but it’s time for Trump to hang up his hat \[and\] sail into the sunset." Always needing the last word, Trump hit back in a [post on Truth Social](), his own crappy social network — which, hilariously, he later [tried to get Musk to buy]() — and said that the South Africa-born tycoon would have begged on his knees for handouts. The feud continued for months despite Musk inviting the ex-president back onto Twitter, and as recently as March 2024 said he [wouldn't be backing Trump's bid]() to return to the White House — or anyone else's, for that matter. Although he'd appeared to be [cozying back up to Trump]() for months after claiming he didn't plan to donate to any presidential candidates, the [attempt on the former president's life]() last weekend appears to have been enough to push Musk over the edge into an [outright endorsement]() — and, it seems, the kind of financial backing he claimed he wouldn't be doing this year. **More on Musk's politics:** [*Elon Musk Says SpaceX HQ Will Move to Texas Due to His Terror of Trans People*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()