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Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, attended a fundraiser retreat in Wyoming that used to be hosted through Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, Fox News has discovered.
The tournament used to be held at a hotel in Teton Village, close to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and came about at the identical day Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney misplaced a number one election to Trump-backed Republican nominee Harriet Hageman.
A supply informed Fox News that McCarthy and Musk led a fireplace chat with supporters, House contributors and Republican applicants.
The tournament used to be closed to the clicking.
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Elon Musk gestures as he speaks right through a press convention at SpaceX’s Starbase facility close to Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising tournament used to be hosted “practically in Cheney’s backyard,” Business Insider reported.
The tournament comes as Musk has embraced the Republican Party in fresh months and has develop into extra politically vocal over Twitter. Musk is these days embroiled in a felony combat over his $44 billion deal to buy the social media massive.
Publicly, McCarthy refused to substantiate or deny Musk’s attendance on the tournament. The Republican chief clarified that the development used to be open for “members, donors and candidates.”
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, solutions questions right through a press convention on the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Musk and McCarthy percentage a singular dating as SpaceX conducts operations in Bakersfield, California, which falls inside the district McCarthy represents.
Previously, Musk has donated to each events and has prior to now mentioned he has voted for Democrats. Earlier this yr, Musk printed that he voted for a Republican candidate for the primary time ever. He mentioned he forged a poll for Mayra Flores who claimed victory within the particular election for Texas’ thirty fourth Congressional District.
Musk additionally additionally prior to now predicted a large purple wave is coming in 2022 and prompt he’s leaning towards vote casting for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president, will have to he make a decision to run in 2024.
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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-WY, provides a concession speech to supporters right through a number one night time tournament on August 16, 2022 in Jackson, Wyoming.
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On Tuesday night time, simply ahead of the Wyoming retreat used to be set to start, Musk tweeted that he used to be a supporter of “the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party.”
Former Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus posted a selfie with Musk on Tuesday night time. She captioned it, “Bucket list #selfie. Thank you @elonmusk.”
It’s unclear precisely the place the image used to be taken.