Self-proclaimed socialist Elon Musk gave $38,900 to a political committee that supports U.S. House Republicans.
The contribution is Musk's second-largest of this election cycle, according to disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), after a $50,000 contribution last year to a different group benefiting House Republicans.
The latest contribution, to a committee known as Protect the House, brings Musk back to the political fore. The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer served as an economic adviser to President Donald Trump last year and drew pushback, including from some environmentalists, for those ties. Some customers canceled $1,000 reservations for Tesla's Model 3 electric sedan, and billboards appeared near Tesla's headquarters and factory in Silicon Valley that said "Elon: Please dump Trump."
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