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<p>Employees at billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla and Space X are largely donating to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign&nbsp;while Musk himself&nbsp;is backing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Citing&nbsp;OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan nonprofit that tracks US&nbsp;campaign contributions and lobbying data, a report by the news agency Reuters on Wednesday (Sep&nbsp;18) said that workers at Tesla&nbsp;contributed $42,824 to Harris' presidential campaign versus $24,840 to Trump's campaign.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, employees at SpaceX&nbsp;donated $34,526 to Harris versus $7,652 to Trump. Employees at Musk's social media platform X&nbsp;donated $13,213 to Harris versus less than $500 to Trump.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/elon-musk-claims-debate-hosts-werent-fair-to-trump-says-harris-exceeded-expectations-758028">Elon Musk claims debate hosts weren't 'fair' to Trump; says Harris 'exceeded expectations'</a></strong></p>

<p>The data shared by&nbsp;OpenSecrets includes donations from company employees and owners and those individuals' immediate family members. Campaign finance laws prohibit companies themselves from donating to federal campaigns.</p>

<h2><strong>A difference in political leaning</strong></h2>

<p>Reuters reported that while the donation figures (by Musk's employees at Tesla, SpaceX, and X) were relatively small for campaign fundraising, they indicated political leanings at odds with Musk's own.</p>

<p>Musk had backed United States President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. However, he now supports the Republicans. Trump had recently said that if he won the November 5 election, he would&nbsp;appoint the X owner&nbsp;to lead a government efficiency commission.</p>

<h2><strong>Musk stokes controversy after 2nd Trump assassination attempt</strong></h2>

<p>Following the second assassination attempt on Trump last Sunday (Sep 15), Musk stoked controversy by posting this on X, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala."</p>

<p>Musk ended this social media post&nbsp;with an emoji of a face with a raised eyebrow.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch | Gravitas- US presidential election:&nbsp;Trump repeatedly labels Harris as a 'communist'</strong></p>

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<p>He was quickly criticised by X users from the left and right, who said they were concerned his words to nearly 200 million followers could incite violence against Biden and Harris.</p>

<p>Musk&nbsp;deleted the post but not before&nbsp;the Secret Service, tasked with protecting current and former presidents, vice presidents and other notable officials, took notice.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Employees at billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla and Space X are largely donating to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign while Musk himself is backing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Employees at billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla and Space X are largely donating to Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' campaign while Musk himself is backing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Citing OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan nonprofit that tracks US campaign contributions and lobbying data, a report by the news agency Reuters on Wednesday (Sep 18) said that workers at Tesla contributed $42,824 to Harris' presidential campaign versus $24,840 to Trump's campaign. Meanwhile, employees at SpaceX donated $34,526 to Harris versus $7,652 to Trump. Employees at Musk's social media platform X donated $13,213 to Harris versus less than $500 to Trump. Also read | Elon Musk claims debate hosts weren't 'fair' to Trump; says Harris 'exceeded expectations' The data shared by OpenSecrets includes donations from company employees and owners and those individuals' immediate family members. Campaign finance laws prohibit companies themselves from donating to federal campaigns. A difference in political leaning Reuters reported that while the donation figures (by Musk's employees at Tesla, SpaceX, and X) were relatively small for campaign fundraising, they indicated political leanings at odds with Musk's own. Musk had backed United States President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. However, he now supports the Republicans. Trump had recently said that if he won the November 5 election, he would appoint the X owner to lead a government efficiency commission. Musk stokes controversy after 2nd Trump assassination attempt Following the second assassination attempt on Trump last Sunday (Sep 15), Musk stoked controversy by posting this on X, "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala." Musk ended this social media post with an emoji of a face with a raised eyebrow. Also watch | Gravitas- US presidential election: Trump repeatedly labels Harris as a 'communist' × He was quickly criticised by X users from the left and right, who said they were concerned his words to nearly 200 million followers could incite violence against Biden and Harris. Musk deleted the post but not before the Secret Service, tasked with protecting current and former presidents, vice presidents and other notable officials, took notice. (With inputs from agencies)

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