Musk dumps $5 million in Ramaswamy’s campaign despite DOGE fallout

Published July 15, 2026 2:29pm ET | Updated July 15, 2026 2:29pm ET



Elon Musk has donated $5 million to a super PAC backing Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor, despite the pair’s publicized falling out last year after Ramaswamy was initially tapped to help Musk lead President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative.

The recently disclosed contribution went to V-PAC, the super PAC supporting Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial bid.

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