Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and major conservative figures amplified Elon Musk's warnings that a 2028 Democratic sweep would alter the Supreme Court and establish a permanent one-party state. Musk has poured over $445 million into federal midterms, including $158 million backing Texas Republican Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico, while securing state grants and tax breaks in Texas.
Warnings of Democratic Supreme Court expansion
- ▪Karoline Leavitt amplified Elon Musk's warning about Democratic plans to expand the Supreme Court by resharing his post on Instagram with the comment 'This is what’s at stake. Vote.'
- ▪Donald Trump Jr., Benny Johnson, Dan Bongino, and Katie Miller amplified Elon Musk's X post regarding Democratic Supreme Court expansion and statehood plans.
- ▪Representative Jamie Raskin, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse have supported or proposed Supreme Court reform measures, including expanding the court to 13 justices or imposing term limits.
- ▪Elon Musk warned on X that a Democratic sweep in 2028 would expand the Supreme Court to gain an immediate majority, granting statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico, and creating a permanent one-party state.
Elon Musk's federal campaign spending
- ▪OpenSecrets research director Brendan Glavin stated that Elon Musk is dominating political spending and altering how Republicans fund their campaign operations.
- ▪Hillary Clinton accused Elon Musk of using his fortune to flood the 2026 midterm elections with money to assist Donald Trump.
- ▪Elon Musk has contributed more than $445 million to federal political committees in the 2026 election cycle through mid-October, making him the largest disclosed individual donor in modern American politics.
- ▪Elon Musk contributed $216 million to America PAC, which has targeted over 40 House and Senate races in the 2026 midterms.
Elon Musk's involvement in the Texas Senate race
- ▪Elon Musk contributed $10 million to the pro-Ken Paxton Lone Star Liberty PAC, which underwrote AI-powered robocalls attacking James Talarico.
- ▪Elon Musk donated at least $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, which funneled money to Texas PAC to run attack ads against Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
- ▪James Talarico accused Elon Musk at campaign events of trying to buy the Texas Senate seat for Ken Paxton.
State support and actions favoring Elon Musk
- ▪Elon Musk's companies received significant Texas state backing, including a $1.66 billion tax break for a Grimes County chip facility, $110 million in broadband grants for Starlink, and $30 million in grants for SpaceX.
- ▪Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched state investigations into Twitter, Media Matters, and advertising organizations coinciding with Elon Musk's legal disputes and corporate interests.
Legal dispute over Abbott-Musk communications
- ▪A judge ruled that Governor Greg Abbott illegally obstructed State Representative Gina Hinojosa's inspection of executive communications with Elon Musk and ordered their release before a November 2, 2026 appeal hearing.
- ▪State Representative Gina Hinojosa sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott to compel the release of 1,400 pages of state correspondence between Abbott and Elon Musk.
- ▪Governor Greg Abbott's office described executive communications between Abbott and Elon Musk as too 'intimate and embarrassing' to be made public.
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