# Elon Musk pours money into races to keep Trump from becoming a lame-duck president

https://mins.news/en/video/99132

- DW News, 2026-10-14 04:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ax5bnpJ7is

> After spending hundreds of millions to help Donald Trump return to the White House, Elon Musk is making another high-stakes political bet, funding pivotal midterm races that could shape Trump’s agenda. Can the world’s richest man keep Republicans in control of Congress?

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