After faltering in his plan to found a new ‘America Party’, the world’s richest person is returning to the GOP fold

In the aftermath of his spectacular falling out with Donald Trump last year, Elon Musk blasted the Republican Party as a corrupt force that was “bankrupting” the United States of America.

But now, after months in the political wilderness, the volatile tech baron has indicated that he will once again devote his enormous fortune to electing GOP politicians, this time ahead of the midterm elections in 2026.

“America is toast if the radical left wins,” declared Musk on X Thursday. “They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. Won’t be America anymore.”

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    "They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud.

    Just a reminder that Elon Musk is an illegal immigrant and a fraud.

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    Just a reminder that trying to buy an election is normally frowned upon in sane countries.

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      Just a reminder that corrupt pedophile president is normally frowned upon in sane countries.

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      You can buy an election in every country because money is power. It can also be exchanged for goods and services, such as propaganda.

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    You mean HE is toast if the Democrats get the house and senate. America is toast already. You just don’t want your enrichment from the corruption to end.

    Elon can take his limp non working dick back to South Africa by way of El Salvador.

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    He can “donate” as much as he likes, with no restrictions.

    It’s not bribery though! See, he just has to make a Super PAC first; they don’t have to disclose their source. So it won’t officially be Musk dollars. wink wink

    Please note that the one with the most money wins over 90% of the time in our elections.

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      Please note that the one with the most money wins over 90% of the time in our elections

      If I’m trying to give away free sandwiches, I’d have more success if they were made of ham than shit. But I could just give away a steak dinner and not spend any on advertising, because people would like up for a free steak dinner when it costs $500 in advertising to get them to order but not eat a shit sandwich.

      Does that make sense?

      We can skip advertising if the product is good enough. Hell, even with a bad product. PBR never runs ads, they sponsor local sports teams and events for brand awareness. Even if it doesn’t increase sales, it helps people.

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      He should be very scared. He has taken advantage of the government in ways we would never had dreamed possible before. He managed to eliminate all his threats and ensure his contracts and permits are upheld. Massive corruption is an understatement.

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    LOL, where is this “radical left”?

    Are any of these “radical left” in the room with us right now?

    I think he’s talking more about “any sensible normal American that might regulate my shitty companies”.

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    Billionaires spending craptons of money convincing poor people that even poorer people are their enemy is never good for the world.

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    This is what he said about the Wisconsin supreme court race

    “I feel like this is one of those things that may not seem that it’s going to affect the entire destiny of humanity, but I think it will,”

    Anyone have an update on the destiny of humanity since his favored candidate lost this race almost a full year ago?

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      Oh dear… you do know that Trump couldn’t do ANY of this shit without Democrats, don’t you?

      Don’t be distracted by AOC, she’s the “good one”; we have a few token Ds (and an Independent or two) that represent “classic FDR New Deal democrats”, but they certainly don’t run the party.

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        What exactly could democrats be doing that would stop Trump? I can’t help but notice you didn’t mention anything.

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          What exactly? Very many things, I could list hundreds. Last time I checked they were passing bills for him routinely, and voting for legislation that he wants.

          I can’t help but notice that you couldn’t come up with anything off the top of your head immediately, kind of a weird question in my opinion.

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            No, you couldn’t because they don’t exist. Republicans control all branches of government. Democrats have no power to stop them.

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              They don’t exist because they’re not doing very much, not because a list can’t be made. Please don’t make false claims in a civil discussion, there’s no need for that.

              I don’t have to make a list to please you, it’s crazy but I don’t work for you or anything. Perhaps read about other representatives around the world and in the USA, and how they stood up to their power mongers. So many ways, come on you can think of ten right now. Make a list for me.

              Yeah, Rs and Ds swap every few years, that’s what they do. That’s all they do. What do you expect them to do? If they toppled the other party, they would immediately collapse. This only works if there is a constant “scapegoat” to blame, with two easily defined sides (like for example theological and secular).

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                  You have less than nothing. You’re deliberately trying to obfuscate to conceal your lack of knowledge. That means your ego is weak, and you can’t be trusted with even the most minor of tasks.

                  Your family is ashamed.

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    Yeah, the radical right is doing a great job running the country. Housing is affordable, groceries are at an all time low, and unemployment is actually at a net negative. They’re just giving jobs away at every corner!

    Fuck you, Elon. Eat shit and die. Convince your friend Trump to eat a big bowl as well.