Elon Musk Jumps Back In To Help With Trump’s Midterm Fight

Tech billionaire Elon Musk plans to re-enter the political arena by backing a major ground operation to boost Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections, according to a new report.

Musk plans to relaunch America PAC, the same political group that spent hundreds of millions helping elect President Trump in 2024, with a heavy focus on battleground states, Axios reported. The revived operation will prioritize door-knocking, digital advertising, and direct mail aimed at turning out conservative voters who typically skip midterm elections.

It is not yet clear how much Musk plans to spend or where the resources will be deployed.

“America PAC was an essential partner for our historic GOTV operation in 2024, and their return for 2026 is a huge boost for Republicans across the country,” James Blair, President Trump’s senior political adviser, told Axios. “We will again outsmart our opponents and ruthlessly execute our mission for the GOP between now and Election Day.” 

It’s a striking reversal for the X owner, who just last year accused Trump of covering up convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and implied the president himself was implicated.

“Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” Musk said in June 2025, before adding a follow-up: “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”

“This is an unfortunate episode from Elon,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Daily Wire at the time, saying Musk was “unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted.”

Musk, who also threatened to financially back a third political party, later de-escalated the feud and deleted several of his most inflammatory posts — including his Epstein allegations — and publicly acknowledged that some of his attacks on Trump “went too far.” 

Following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Musk and Trump publicly reconciled at Kirk’s memorial service in Arizona, where the two shook hands and spoke for the first time since their bitter falling out. The reunion fulfilled a promise made by the late conservative activist, who also helped elect Trump and transform an entire generation of young conservatives. 

“I know both these guys… I am hopeful, optimistic, and will do everything I possibly can to try and bring this back together,” Kirk said in June of last year.

Since then, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has been a social media advocate of the administration’s policies despite recently acknowledging he got “carried away” with his brief stint at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). 

“I think I got a little too involved in politics,” Musk told The Economist. “I got carried away, frankly.”

Nonetheless, the Musk’s cash infusion will add to Republicans’ already formidable financial advantage heading into the midterms. President Trump’s super PAC has amassed a roughly $400 million war chest, while the Republican National Committee has another $130 million on hand. In contrast, the Democratic National Committee is reportedly about $2 million in debt, as previously reported by The Daily Wire.

With control of both the House and Senate up for grabs, Republicans face significant headwinds heading into Election Day, including elevated gas prices, the lingering war with Iran, and President Trump’s low approval ratings. The latest RealClearPolitics polling average gives Democrats a roughly five-point lead on the generic congressional ballot. Republicans’ biggest asset may be the Democratic Party’s tarnished national brand, with one polling guru saying voters increasingly see the leftist party as “weak.”

“The Democratic Party in the minds of the American public are weak, weak, weak,” CNN’s Harry Enten said, noting how voters still trust the GOP more on handling Iran. “The Democrats in Congress, simply put, are not well-liked.”

“Donald Trump and Republicans may not be liked, but Democrats in Congress are really hated,” he added.