Billionaire Elon Musk donated $10 million last week to a super PAC tied to Republican Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris, according to a Monday report from Axios.
The donation went to Fight for Kentucky, and it’s said to be Musk’s largest contribution to a single Senate candidate. Musk also poured at least $250 million into President Trump’s 2024 campaign, the report noted.
The Hill said it contacted the Fight for Kentucky PAC for comment.
Morris, 45, launched his bid to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) last June on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast, pitching himself as a business-minded outsider. He argued he would “finally give this seat back to the people” if elected.
A graduate of George Washington University, Morris founded waste–management company Rubicon Technologies and currently serves as CEO of Morris Industries, a holding company. He has also attacked two of his Republican rivals—Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R)—labeling them “McConnell-ites.”
“This race is going to be very, very simple: it’s a referendum on Mitch McConnell’s record. It’s a referendum on Mitch McConnell’s legacy,” Morris said.
Musk’s political relationships have drawn renewed attention after a reported break with Trump, partly tied to GOP-backed tax and budget legislation the president signed into law last July. Still, the two later appeared together at the funeral of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September, and Musk attended a November black-tie White House dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The report also said Musk had dinner in November with Vice President Vance and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, and has told Republican operatives he plans to spend heavily on the midterms. Axios reported in December that he made sizable donations to Republican House and Senate campaign efforts.
Campaign finance filings show that through the third quarter of last year, Morris had loaned more than $3 million to his campaign committee, Morris for Senate, and raised more than $1 million in contributions, according to Federal Election Commission records.
