Several major U.S. media outlets projected that Democrats would score a sweeping victory in the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections and regain control of both the Senate and the House. After the vote, Elon Musk quietly removed a post in which he had urged voters to support Republicans.
According to The Washington Post on Nov. 4, Musk posted on X on election day, telling voters to "vote red today!" By local time on Nov. 4, that post had disappeared from his account. The report said the deletion came after election projections pointed to a strong Democratic showing.
Earlier reports said Musk spent $474 million in this midterm cycle to support Republican candidates, setting a record for political spending by a non-candidate donor in a single election cycle. The report also said Musk used X to campaign for Republicans and repeatedly attacked Democratic candidates in public. The election outcome, however, did not go the way he wanted.
Several major U.S. media outlets projected that Democrats would win big in the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections and retake control of both the Senate and the House.
According to The Washington Post on Nov. 4, Elon Musk posted on social platform X on election day, urging voters to "vote red today!" By local time on Nov. 4, the post had disappeared from Musk's account.
Musk had spent $474 million backing Republican candidates
Earlier reports said Musk's political spending in this midterm cycle reached $474 million, setting a historical record for political spending by a non-candidate donor in a single election cycle.
The report added that Musk not only used X to campaign for Republicans, but also publicly attacked Democratic candidates several times. The election result, however, did not match what Musk had wanted.
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