Billionaire's huge money flow shapes next White House administration
Tech mogul poured quarter-billion dollars into recent presidential race backing **Donald Trump**. His influence now extends beyond just money as he joins key transition planning team
Elon Musk made history-making moves in political funding giving $259M to back Donald Trump in last months election (which includes a huge $239M donation to his self-started America PAC)
The tech-savvy billionaire didnt stop there: he gave another $20M to RBG PAC — a group that tried to ease voter worries about national abortion laws. The groupʼs name comes from late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; a well-known defender of womenʼs rights
Now Musk works side-by-side with Trump on big changes: heʼs teamed up with fellow businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a special task-force. Their main goal — cutting down government size and rules. The duo met with law-makers on Capitol Hill Dec 6th to talk about their cost-cutting ideas
The space-and-cars entrepreneur has become a regular at Mar-a-Lago estate: helping shape future policies. Their plans include some far-reaching ideas:
- Getting rid of many federal jobs
- Cutting down on government rules
- Stopping old programs like some veterans healthcare
The Tesla bossʼs quick switch from tech-focused CEO to political power-player shows how money and influence can shape high-level politics
