Elon MuskĀ is notĀ spending $45 million a month to elect former President Donald Trump, though he has created a new super political action committee (PAC) to fund the Republican candidate, the billionaireĀ toldĀ conservative commentator Jordan Peterson during an interview Monday evening.
During the interview, which was hosted on Muskās platform,Ā X, Peterson asked Musk if he had āshockedā himself by donating a substantial amount of money to Trumpās campaign. Musk ā who has previously criticized Trump, calling him a ābullĀ in a china shopā ā paused to correct the āmedia.ā
āWhatās been reported in the media is simply not true,ā Musk said. āI am not donating $45 million a month to Trump.ā
āI havenāt donated $45mā.
He could have donated 50m, so Iād take it with a grain of salt until the fillings are actually public
āI have not donated $45m to Trump (it was donated to the PAC).ā