KY-SEN: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race

[RandySF]

Elon Musk has cut a massive $10 million check to bolster Nate Morris, an outsider, pro-Trump candidate running to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios has learned.

Why it matters: The stunning gift is the biggest sign yet that Musk plans to spend big in the 2026 midterms, giving Republicans a formidable weapon in the expensive battle to keep their congressional majorities.

Zoom out: After a bitter falling out with President Trump last year and threatening to start a third party, Musk is now firmly back in the GOP camp.

Musk, the world's richest person, also recently gave major contributions to the pro-House and Senate GOP super PACs, Axios reported last month.



https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/elon-musk-10-million-campaign-donation-kentucky

[CozyMystery]

1. Sounds like Musk is working on buying the government. nt

[SunSeeker]

2. Come on Axios! Nate Morris is not an "outsider"! He interned for Mitch McConnell!

But Morris, too, once served as a McConnell intern. And an outside group spending millions attacking Morris, Keep America Great PAC, is up with ads highlighting his past financial support for McConnell and for the leadership PAC of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, one of Trump’s challengers in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/politics/mitch-mcconnell-kentucky-senate-primary

[JI7]

3. It's not really good if they are spending this much for what should be a safe Republican seat

They should spend even more on this race.