Elon Musk's pro-Trump America PAC steps up advertising offensive – Firstpost

Elon Musk's America PAC has launched its digital advertising campaign in support of Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, targeting voters in swing states with messages that leave little to the imagination.

An ad on Google's YouTube platform, viewed over three million times, warns: “If you skip this election, Kamala and the crazies will win. You will be burdened with higher costs and more illegals invading our country.” The ad further portrays Trump as an “American badass” and shows a video of the former president after the July assassination attempt, which prompted Musk to publicly endorse his candidacy.

On Meta's Facebook, where America PAC has invested heavily, another ad declares, “We must STOP Kamala while we can,” and stresses that “Arizona families have had ENOUGH of radical liberals.” Another Facebook ad features a Russian-accented voice declaring, “Meet Comrade Kamala,” and suggesting that she is “ready to bring the Soviet Union to Michigan.”

On X, the platform Musk bought for $44 billion in 2022, an ad claims without evidence that Trump's political opponents “have tried to remove Trump from your ballot. They have even tried to end his campaign and take him out for good,” as reported Bloomberg.

These ads carry a clear message, urging voters not to sit out the election. America PAC's ad campaign is part of a larger effort to influence the presidential election, with Musk emerging as one of Trump's most vocal supporters.

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, publicly endorsed Donald Trump for the first time in the US presidential election campaign in July this year, calling the former Republican president “tough.”

Musk, the world's richest person, posted his support with a video of Trump clenching his fist with blood on his face after several shots were fired at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump was safe. The posts reinforce Musk's shift to right-wing politics and give Trump a high-profile backer in his bid to win back the White House in the Nov. 5 election.

Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday, in a wide-ranging speech outlining his economic vision for the country, that if he wins the Nov. 5 election, he will set up a commission to improve government efficiency, chaired by billionaire Elon Musk, whom he supports.

In a speech to the New York Economic Club, the former president also promised to drastically reduce corporate tax rates for companies manufacturing domestically, establish “low-tax zones” on federal territory where developers would be encouraged to build new housing, and create a sovereign wealth fund.

As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stages, attention is turning to Elon Musk, the world's richest person with a net worth of $236.8 billion, and how he will use his financial resources and influence to influence the outcome of the campaign, according to a report by Bloomberg.

This week, Donald Trump announced plans to create a task force to review federal spending, a concept originally proposed by Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX.

According to Meta's spending tracker, Musk-affiliated America PAC has invested about $1.4 million in advertising on Facebook and Instagram since it registered in May. In the week ending Sept. 3, the PAC spent over $251,000 on ads, with a significant focus in North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia – three crucial states where some polls show Kamala Harris has overtaken Trump in popularity.