Billionaires Take Sides as Turbulent Presidential Race Heats Up

MSN - 17/07
The US presidential election has seen a wave of unprecedented events, but one constant has been donor money pouring into campaign coffers.

(Bloomberg) -- The US presidential election has seen a wave of unprecedented events, but one constant has been donor money pouring into campaign coffers. 

Since surviving an assassination attempt on Saturday, former President Donald Trump has received a cascade of money, capped by billionaire Elon Musk’s pledge to donate $45 million a month to a super political action committee that aims to pay for Trump’s ground game in battleground states. 

Despite a disastrous performance at the first presidential debate that caused murmurs that he should step aside to mount to a chorus, President Joe Biden raised $38 million from the day of the debate to the e...
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