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Musk’s Support for Republican Causes Started Years Ago

2024/10/3
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Azhar Sukri: 本期节目报道了亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克多年来对共和党事业的大规模资助，数额远超此前报道。这包括2022年秋季向与特朗普政府顾问史蒂芬·米勒有关联的组织捐款5000多万美元，以及2023年向佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯的总统竞选捐款1000万美元。这些捐款表明，马斯克在今年公开支持特朗普之前，就已经是共和党事业的主要资助者之一。他还讨论了特别检察官杰克·史密斯对特朗普干涉2020年总统大选的指控，以及以色列对贝鲁特的空袭事件。 Ruth Simon: 本节目还探讨了美联储降息对美国小型企业的影响。Ruth Simon指出，小型企业往往比大型企业拥有更多浮动利率债务，因此降息对其借贷成本的影响更大。她采访了一些小型企业主，他们正在重新考虑他们的经营方式，例如增加消费者广告或招聘更多员工以应对降息。然而，并非所有小型企业都认为降息会对他们的业务产生重大影响，一些企业主在等待利率进一步下降。

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Elon Musk's financial support for Republican causes is more extensive than previously known. He funded ads attacking Democrats and supported Ron DeSantis's presidential bid. These contributions reveal Musk's significant role in funding Republican initiatives.
  • Musk funded Citizens of Sanity ads attacking Democrats on transgender care and immigration.
  • Musk donated $10 million to DeSantis's presidential campaign.
  • Musk's financial contributions reveal his significant role in Republican funding before his pro-Trump super PAC.

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A.M. Edition for Oct. 3. Elon Musk quietly gave tens of millions of dollars) to groups with ties to Trump aide Stephen Miller and supporters of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid. Plus, an Israeli strike on Beirut) kills six people, and special counsel Jack Smith says Donald Trump “resorted to crimes) ” to remain in power after the 2020 election. And, the WSJ’s Ruth Simon) reports that the Fed’s rate cut has jolted some entrepreneurs) to spend again. Azhar Sukri hosts.

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