# Musk jokes about defeats after record spending on Republican candidates

https://mins.news/en/item/128997

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-04 12:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/4/musk-makes-light-of-defeats-after-record-spend-on-republican-candidates?traffic_source=rss

> Elon Musk joked online after Republicans lost to Democrats in the US midterms. He reportedly spent $446m backing Republican candidates, making him the election’s biggest individual donor. Musk also backed Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who lost to Democrat James Talarico.

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