According to Fox News, Trump mentioned Musk when he was talking about the auto industry in his speech that day. He told the people at the rally, "You know Elon, I like Elon Musk." "Elon supported me the other day, he's great." Trump said Musk is a "smart guy." Trump also said that he "has always maintained a good relationship with Musk."
Just a few days ago, the US media revealed that "Musk plans to donate about $45 million a month to organizations that help Trump's campaign." According to the Wall Street Journal on the 16th, people familiar with the matter revealed that Musk said he planned to donate about $45 million a month to a political action committee that supports Trump's presidential campaign to help Trump enter the White House. The Wall Street Journal also said that the committee is called the "American Political Action Committee." According to Sky News on the 16th, the Wall Street Journal shared a link to this report on the social platform X on the 16th. Musk later posted a picture in the comment area with the caption "fake wildebeest." In response, Sky News said that Musk "seemed to deny" the above report of the Wall Street Journal.
Regarding the news that "Musk donates 45 million US dollars every month", the US "Business Insider" website said that Trump claimed not to know about this plan and had only read relevant reports. Trump said, "I read the reports, I didn't even know about it, he didn't even tell me, but he was giving me $45 million a month." The "Business Insider" website stated that neither Trump's spokesperson nor Musk himself responded to requests for comment.
According to reports from TASS, CNN and other media, on July 13, local time, when Trump held a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, a shooting incident occurred and Trump was escorted away by Secret Service personnel. Musk later posted on social media that he fully supports Trump.
Public information shows that a "super PAC" is an American political organization that aims to influence election results by raising and spending large amounts of money. Unlike traditional political action committees, super PACs can accept unlimited donations from all parties. The only restriction is that they cannot directly contact candidates or their campaign teams. Therefore, they are usually used to fund advertisements, publicity campaigns and other political actions to support or oppose specific candidates or policies.
The largest donation in this election came from Tim Mellon, the great-grandson of banker Thomas Mellon and grandson of former Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, who donated $50 million to a pro-Trump super PAC the day after Trump was convicted in the "hush money" case .
Lonsdale allegedly played a key role in fundraising for the American Political Action Committee, encouraging influential entrepreneurs to support the organization, while his company donated $1 million to the organization.
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal in May this year, Musk and Trump have talked frequently in recent months and established a friendly relationship. Musk also helped organize a project to prevent voter fraud through data, and Trump also listened to Musk's reports.
However, before that, in March of this year, after meeting with Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, along with a small group of Republican donors, Musk refuted media speculation on "X" that he would not donate to any of the US presidential candidates. In response, the New York Times pointed out that this statement did not rule out the possibility of donating to outside groups supporting one of the candidates.