Musk's "unparalleled" efforts to put Trump back in the White House

• His involvement is "unparalleled in modern history," the New York Times reported.
• Trump's campaign didn't immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

State of play: Musk has been speaking to Trump multiple times per week and poured funding into get out the vote operations for Trump. He may even knock on doors himself in the battleground state.

• On X, Musk has touted Trump, promoted far-right conspiracy theories and bashed Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee.

By the numbers: Musk's America PAC has spent about $80 million to help Trump, per federal records, the NYT reported.

• His initial budget was $140 to $180 million.

Context: The billionaire joined Trump at a rally for the first time on Saturday.

• His super PAC has offered $47 to referrers who recruit voters to sign a petition pledging support for the First and Second Amendments, per the NYT.
• He also seized the previously dormant @America username on X to advocate for Trump.

Driving the news: Musk's role during the next presidential administration is central to his involvement in the campaign.

• "How long do you think my prison sentence is going to be?" Musk said to Tucker Carlson this month about a hypothetical Trump loss.

• A Trump win, on the other hand, could give him a cabinet or advisory position.

Flashback: Musk in March said he wouldn't donate to the presidential campaigns because he didn't want to "put a thumb on the scale monetarily."

• In private, though, he had already been discussing how to beat President Biden, who was then the presumptive Democratic nominee.
• In July, after Trump was shot at during a rally in Butler Pennsylvania, Musk endorsed him and became more involved in the campaign.

Between the lines: Musk's super PAC has also poured millions into helping Republican House campaigns across the country, Axios' Andrew Solender previously reported.

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