A timeline of Elon Musk's political views and donations

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk look on as they watch the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket
Tesla CEO Elon Musk once voted for Obama. Now, he's one of the closest members of President-elect Donald Trump's circle.

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Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $2.5 million to a pro-Donald Trump super PAC

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Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen each donated $2.5 million to a pro-Trump super PAC, FEC filings show.

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Trump pardoned a hodgepodge of controversial figures, from Joe Arpaio to Roger Stone. Now, dozens of them are contributing to his 2024 bid or have spread his false election claims.

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, and GOP presidential candidate President Donald Trump in January 2016.

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Top donors increasingly believe Nikki Haley can topple Trump in the GOP presidential primaries and they're telling others to open up their checkbooks

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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

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Sam Bankman-Fried took 21 private jet trips to and from Washington, and chartered Cessnas to transport Amazon packages to FTX HQ, sources say

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Sam Bankman-Fried viewed from the side through a glass window at the U.S. federal courthouse in New York City on March 30, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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