{"id":2377136,"date":"2024-12-06T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-funded-rbg-pac-that-boosted-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T12:23:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:23:54","slug":"elon-musk-funded-rbg-pac-that-boosted-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-funded-rbg-pac-that-boosted-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk funded RBG PAC that boosted Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musk-funded-rbg-pac-that-boosted-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2377136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk has emerged as the financial backer of\u200c the RBG PAC, which \u200brecently launched to defend President Donald\u2062 Trump against claims of wanting a national abortion ban, especially in \u200dthe lead-up to the 2024 elections. named after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known for her liberal views, the\u200c PAC\u2063 aims to\u200b appeal to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">female voters adn moderates<\/a> by running advertisements that counter these allegations. \u200bThe PAC&#8217;s registration paperwork was signed by May Mailman, a former \u2064Trump aide, \u2063but Musk&#8217;s meaningful\u2062 $20.5 million donation was \u200donly disclosed upon the \u2064submission of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/60-minutes-edits-exchange-with-fla-gov-desantis-reporter\/\" title=\"\u201960 Minutes\u2019 edits exchange with Fla. Gov. DeSantis, reporter\">campaign finance report<\/a>. Musk, who previously endorsed Trump and has\u200d shifted from being a Democrat, has become a\u2062 major ally for the Trump campaign, investing heavily in their efforts to regain the presidency. The RBG PAC&#8217;s ad strategy \u200dhas\u2064 drawn attention for it&#8217;s irony, given Ginsburg&#8217;s\u2063 critical stance\u200b towards Trump and her advocacy \u2063for abortion rights, which contrasts \u2063with traditional \u200dRepublican views.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Elon Musk funded Ruth Bader Ginsburg super PAC defending Trump on abortion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889420\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>SpaceX CEO<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Elon Musk<\/a> was revealed Thursday as the person behind the RBG PAC, which invoked the name of the liberal female Supreme Court justice to salve President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s image on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abortion<\/a> access.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Named after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the RBG PAC launched in late October, just weeks before the 2024 elections. With Trump facing a barrage of claims from Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s campaign asserting that he wanted a national ban on abortion, the PAC ran ads defending Trump from the allegations in an appeal to female voters and moderates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The RBG PAC&rsquo;s paperwork was signed by May Mailman, who worked for Trump during his first term in office. However, the group&rsquo;s financial backer was unknown until Thursday evening, when the RBG PAC filed a campaign finance report with the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The filings revealed Musk gave the group a one-time donation of $20.5 million, with the majority of the funds being directed toward digital ads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk endorsed Trump in July following the first assassination attempt on the president. A former Democrat, who was once an avid fan of former President Barack Obama, emerged as one of Trump&rsquo;s most important allies. He held a series of townhalls and campaigned in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania in the weeks leading up to the election, formed America PAC to support Trump, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220408\/musk-gamble-hits-big-time-star-born\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poured<\/a> a staggering $119 million of his own money into sending Trump back to the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tesla CEO Elon Musk, co-chairman of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, arrives on Capitol Hill with his son, Dec. 5, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Musk and his co-chairman, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are meeting with lawmakers about DOGE. (Graeme Jennings \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The RBG ad campaign he financed gained attention at the time for invoking Ginsburg&rsquo;s name because the justice was a Trump critic and held liberal views on abortion access that do not generally align with the standard Republican position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the RBG PAC&rsquo;s campaign suggested there was more in common between Ginsburg and Trump on abortion policy than met the eye, arguing, &ldquo;RBG believed that the federal government shouldn&rsquo;t dictate our abortion laws.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similar to Trump&rsquo;s position that abortion policy should be decided on a state-by-state basis rather than by a blanket federal law, the RBG PAC pointed to Ginsburg&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/history\/2022\/05\/06\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-roe-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">critique <\/a>of <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>to back up the claim. The sweeping 1973 decision invalidated many states&rsquo; laws on abortion and handed power over abortion policy to the federal government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the Supreme Court overturned<em> Roe <\/em>in 2022, Trump celebrated the news, saying it returned power over abortion access to the vote of the people in individual states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They all wanted this issue to be brought back to the states where the people could vote. And that&rsquo;s what happened. Now, Ohio, the vote was somewhat liberal. Kansas, the vote was somewhat liberal. Much more liberal than people would have thought. But each individual state is voting. It&rsquo;s the vote of the people now. It&rsquo;s not tied up in the federal government,&rdquo; Trump said during his presidential debate with Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Citing his support for allowing individual states to decide on abortion access, Trump has said he would not support a national federal ban on abortion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On this issue, great minds think alike,&rdquo; says the RBG PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbgpac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">website<\/a>, implying that Trump and Ginsburg held common ground on the matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump has been clear: He does not support a federal abortion ban.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His position is my position. And that&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m with Trump.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vaxrpz3Md2\">pic.twitter.com\/Vaxrpz3Md2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RBG PAC (@RBG_PAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RBG_PAC\/status\/1849805613863256379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While the RBG PAC&rsquo;s days ended following the 2024 elections, Musk&rsquo;s influence in Trumpworld has not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3228045\/trump-taps-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tapped<\/a> Musk, alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, to run the new Department of Government Efficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DOGE is seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-joe-biden-should-scrap-crazy-infrastructure-bill-calls-for-spending-cuts\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: Joe Biden Should Scrap &#039;Crazy&#039; Infrastructure Bill, Calls for Spending Cuts\">cut government spending<\/a> and reduce waste.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Musk said the department &ldquo;will send shockwaves through the system, and anyone involved in Government waste, which is a lot of people!&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1889420\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1889420\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk backed the RBG PAC to defend Trump on abortion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2377137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elon-Musk-ethics.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32192,33642,46259,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2377136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elon-musk","tag-political-funding","tag-rbg-pac","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Elon-Musk-ethics.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377136"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377140,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377136\/revisions\/2377140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}