Elon Musk mocks Republican defeat in US midterms with laser joke

Billionaire Elon Musk mocked the Republican defeat in the US midterm elections, after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to support the party.

Musk wrote in a post on his X account today: "It seems my space lasers for election interference didn't work this time."

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It is noteworthy that Elon Musk spent vast sums on US politics during the current midterm elections, channeling at least $445.77 million into political action committees and groups supporting the Republican Party since last year and up to the current elections, according to US Federal Election Commission data released on October 29.

These contributions made Elon Musk the leading financial backer of the Republican Party and the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history, according to a report by The Guardian.

In the US midterm elections, the Democratic Party recorded unprecedented gains in decades, reportedly regaining control of both chambers of Congress (the House and Senate) and winning seats from Republicans in states that had long been their strongholds. The gubernatorial races also saw a historic shift, with three governors of African descent elected to office simultaneously for the first time in US history.

The Democrats redrew the political balance in Washington after reportedly winning majorities in both the House and Senate, a shift that would give them the ability to block President Donald Trump's legislative agenda and exercise broader oversight of his administration during the final two years of his term.