Building America's Future also recently launched a $10 million advertising campaign meant to undermine Black support for Harris, according to an August report by NBC News. The campaign criticizes the White House's effort to ban menthol cigarettes. Research shows the cigarettes, long marketed to African-Americans, are even more dangerous to smokers' health than regular tobacco.
"Instead of focusing on important issues," one videosays, "Biden's priority is banning menthol cigarettes," trying to tell adults "what they can and cannot do."
Musk's political leanings have moved rightward in recent years.
Although he has said he has voted for Democratic presidential candidates including Biden and Hillary Clinton, Musk became an outspoken critic of the current administration, claiming the White House gave a "very cold shoulder" to Tesla and SpaceX. A White House spokesperson declined to comment.
Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world's richest individual, has also become a fierce critic of identity politics. He has used his frequent posts on X to propagate demonstrably false conspiracy theories about Jewish people, immigrants and looming "civil war" in Britain.
After Musk's recent embrace of Trump, the former president said if elected he would put Musk in charge of a government efficiency commission.
America PAC, a political action committee Musk recently said he is financing, as of this week has spent $77 million on a get-out-the-vote campaign to encourage infrequent voters to support Trump, according to federal electoral filings. Musk's exact financial contribution to America PAC is unclear.
In addition to their Musk link, America PAC and Building America's Future overlap in terms of personnel, according to electoral filings and people familiar with the operations of both groups. One of those people is Generra Peck, a former campaign manager for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and now one of the key leaders at America PAC. Peck didn't respond to a request for comment.
Like Building America's Future, America PAC's messaging has featured aggressive personal criticisms of Harris. Flyers distributed by the group in Arizona, reviewed by Reuters, feature photos of the vice president laughing and read: "stop cackling Kamala."
Source: Reuters