Musk comments on Republican defeat with sarcasm
Following the Republican Party’s loss of their majorities in both houses of Congress in the US elections, tech billionaire Elon Musk posted his reaction on the platform X. “I guess my election rigging space lasers didn’t work this time,” Musk wrote.
The world’s wealthiest man had invested considerable sums, around half a billion US dollars, in the Republican campaign. A large portion of this funding, over 200 million US dollars (equivalent to approximately 178 million euros), went into the campaign of Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race. Paxton was decisively defeated by the Democrat James Talarico.
Musk, who has relocated the headquarters of Tesla and SpaceX to Texas, now alluded to the investments of other technology companies there. “Space data centers seem particularly interesting at the moment,” he noted.
Musk has long been criticized for his controversial political views and his proximity to Donald Trump. According to reports, he is said to have worked for the former US president for a time starting in early 2025. In the United States, concern is growing about the increasing influence of wealthy individuals on the political landscape.
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“Verlierer Paxton unterstützt: Elon Musk witzelt nach Wahlniederlage der Republikaner”
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