Musk spent $483m backing the Republicans - what did he get in return?

Elon Musk made history as the biggest political donor ever in a single election round, making combined contributions of $483m.

However, many high-profile Republican candidates backed by Musk were beaten.

And the Democrats who beat them are not exactly fans of the tech entrepreneur - nor of AI data centres.

#usmidtermelections2026 #elonmusk #donaldtrump #datacentres

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