Trump vows to protect Elon Musk if Democrats win control of Congress in midterms
Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/TT

Musk Jokes That ‘Election-Stealing Space Lasers’ Failed After Republican Setbacks

Elon Musk has donated billions to Republicans during the election campaign. As the party’s major setback became clear, the billionaire struck a humorous tone on social media.

“Guess my election-stealing space lasers didn’t work this time,” Musk wrote on X, adding a shrug emoji.

He had previously written in a post that he was increasingly tempted to open data centers in space.

Elon Musk has donated large sums to Republican campaign organizations, including at least SEK 2.8 billion this quarter alone.

One of the organizations spent just over SEK 1.5 billion of that money on Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in Texas. Paxton lost to Democrat James Talarico, who proclaimed victory over the world’s richest man, Musk, and “the entire Washington establishment.”

In this story
AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
Was this useful?

What do you think?

Keep readingmore from Politics

All