Musk, the highest supporter of Trump, says he will spend less on politics

Elon Musk He said on Tuesday that he was planning to spend “much less” Political donations In the future, it indicates a change in the position of the president Donald Trump‘Stop campaign supporter.

Musk, CEO of the company Timing And Spacex and head of the government division initiative DodgeMore than $ 250 million has spent Trump’s help to win the duration of the second White House.

But when asked in the Economic Forum in Qatar whether he would continue to spend at this level in the upcoming elections, Musk said he would not do so.

“I think, in terms of political spending, I will do a lot in the future,” Musk said.

When asked why, he said: “I think I did enough.”

But Musk, the richest man in the world, said he might change his opinion at some point.

“Well, if you see a reason to do political spending in the future, I will do so,” he said.

“I am not currently seeing a reason,” he added.

Musk was set to speak again at 2 pm Eastern time with David Faber from CNBC.

Notes in Doha are likely to come as an unpleasant surprise for Republicans nominating him for his re -election in 2026.

In addition to his donations related to Trump, Musk spent more than 19 million dollars In the last weeks of the 2024 election session to help the Republicans win a narrow majority in Congress.

It was the highly political action committee, America Pak, too Top outside the delegate In the outstanding elections for this year to obtain a seat in the Supreme Court in Wisconsin, it eventually set the ideological majority of the court.

According to what was reported, the groups associated with musk decreased more than 13 million dollars In the period leading up to the April 1 race, which was lost by his favorite candidate.

Musk has been a great presence in Washington, DC, since Trump’s electoral victory, which appears regularly by the president and makes himself very clear like Dog’s face, the group that dismantles a large group of government agencies and projects.

But this increasing vision affected the billionaire and its companies.

The controversial Musk works and opinions – which were broadcast on the social media platform X – have proven in addition to its enormous influence in the White House, that it is not popular with the majority of Americans.

Following boxes This public opinion has fallen from Musk, its companies and its products sharply since January.

This transformation coincided with a decrease in Tesla Market value In two months, MUSK entered the government, although its shares have recently been recovered. Tesla cars and watcles also appeared as targets for sabotage and intentional burning.

Musk has already indicated that he was planning to re -focus his work. In April, analysts said on the Tesla semesters, I spent it in the operation of Dog “heavily.” Profit call.

Musk recently fell out of the spotlight in the capital, Politico mentioned Monday.

But its public decline in politics does not mean that it will leave the entire field.

“The musk that hesitates in his public file does not reduce his influence. I think it can be tried.” “He can still finance things quietly and support the things he believes in, and the reasons he believes in, but they do not create unnecessary noise. These will be on the discipline of messages and focus on the economy, not battles on X.”