Elon Musk has donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting Republican candidate Nate Morris in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, according to reports. Musk’s contribution, channeled through the “Fight for Kentucky” political action committee, is the largest the technology entrepreneur has made to a Senate campaign.
The donation comes as Morris, a businessman and political outsider, seeks the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, Fox News reported.
Morris, who has campaigned as a pro-Trump candidate and emphasized his business background, said the financial support will help expand his message as the primary contest unfolds. He faces a field that includes U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
“Elon picks winners. Elon has been the greatest entrepreneur in the history of our world, and people are going to be talking about him for 1,000 years. And he knows success. He knows leadership, and I think this is another example of him putting his money where his mouth is,” Morris said, per Fox.
Morris noted that to date, he’s “financed most of the campaign myself, and also with help from small dollars from all over the country that want to stop the McConnell machine and want to send a pro-Trump outside business person to the U.S. Senate.”
But he made sure to point out that “this investment from Elon Musk is going to give our message, our campaign, the opportunity to continue to amplify why we should be the U.S. senator here in Kentucky, and the kind of senator we’re going to be.”
When asked why he thought Musk was backing him, Morris told Fox: “I think he saw an outside business guy and someone that was willing to take on the Mitch McConnell machine, and someone that’s going to tell it like it is, and has experience creating jobs, and I think also, a really tough, hard-line immigration policy.”
In addition, Musk is close with Vice President JD Vance, who is also a personal friends with Morris, Fox added.
Musk, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, has been increasingly active in Republican politics following a period of public disagreement with former President Donald Trump. Political observers say his latest donation signals continued engagement in the 2026 midterm elections.
Kentucky’s primary is set for May 19, and the general election will be held Nov. 3.
“Musk went all in for Trump in the 2024 election, dishing out nearly $300 million in support of Trump’s bid through America PAC, a Trump-aligned super PAC. Much of the money was used for get-out-the-vote efforts and ads in the crucial battleground states as Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off for the presidency,” Fox reported.
“But Trump and Musk had a major falling out last year, with Musk threatening to form a third party, before patching up their relationship the past couple of months,” the outlet added.
Musk was seen dining with the president and first lady Melania Trump over the holidays. After a dinner with the president at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Musk made significant contributions to leading GOP-aligned super PACs that support House and Senate Republicans.
Morris began his Senate campaign in June during an interview on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast. He held a rally to kick off his campaign alongside Charlie Kirk, a conservative leader and co-founder of Turning Point USA. Notably, Morris was the last Senate candidate endorsed by Kirk before his tragic assassination a few months later.
Morris has received endorsements from several prominent MAGA figures, including Senators Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Jim Banks of Indiana, as well as Steve Bannon, a former top political strategist for Trump and host of the popular “War Room” podcast.
