Former US President Donald Trump narrowly avoided an assassination last Saturday, but also won a wave of "sympathy votes", including the support of the world's richest man, Elon Musk.

According to sources cited by the media on Monday, Musk stated that he plans to donate about $45 million per month to a super PAC supporting Trump's presidential campaign.

According to quarterly financial filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Monday night, Musk has not yet donated to a group called America PAC.

It is not yet clear whether Musk donated to the organization in July.

According to reports, America PAC was established in June and is mainly dedicated to voter registration, convincing voters to vote early, and applying for mail-in ballots in swing states.

The documents show that the political action committee has received donations from other well-known entrepreneurs, including $Palantir (PLTR.US)$Co-founder Joe Lonsdale and cryptocurrency billionaires Cameron Winklevos and Tyler Winklevoss.

According to multiple media reports, Lonsdale donated $1 million to America PAC through his company, Lonsdale Enterprises.

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, the Winklevoss twins each donated $250,000 to the super PAC.

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, America PAC raised $8.8 million and spent $7.8 million from its establishment to the end of June, leaving less than $1 million in cash.

Musk is the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, and he is currently the richest person in the world. Shortly after Trump was shot on Saturday, Musk officially voiced his support for Trump on the social media platform X. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$Trump won enough party representative votes at the Republican National Convention on Monday to be nominated as the Republican presidential candidate for the 2024 US presidential election. Trump also announced that he has chosen Ohio Senator James Vance as his running mate.

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