Musk gave $20M to PAC that used late Justice RBG to defend Trump on abortion

• Most of the money from Musk, one of the world's richest people, went to America PAC, a political action committee affiliated with the Tesla and SpaceX owner.
• Some $20.5 million went to the pro-Trump RBG PAC, which ran ads saying that Trump wouldn't sign a national abortion ban, per the filings with the Federal Election Commission. Musk was the PAC's sole donor.

Zoom in: The RBG PAC's website drew outrage from family members when it launched in the final days of the 2024 election campaign, with an image of Trump beside one of Ginsburg above the words: "Great Minds Think Alike."

• Ginsburg's granddaughter Clara Spara told the New York Times at the time the "use of her name and image to support Donald Trump's re-election campaign, and specifically to suggest that she would approve of his position on abortion, is nothing short of appalling."

Zoom out: Trump claimed credit for the U.S. Supreme Court's majority decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade federal abortion protections in 2022, saying it was the result of his nominating three conservative justices to the high court.

• He later softened his stance on the issue, saying it should be left up to states to decide, and later declaring he would veto a national abortion ban.

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Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details on Musk's donations and further context.