00:00In 2024, for example, 100 billionaire families spent a record $2.6 billion in federal races,
00:07about one-sixth of total spending. The top 50 individual donors gave out $2.5 billion,
00:14with Republican-leaning contributions outpacing Democrats about two to one.
00:18If you remember, Elon Musk was actually a big part of that, and he donated hundreds of millions
00:22of dollars, mostly to President Trump's causes. There's also Miriam Maddelson, who gave out over
00:27$100 million in 2024, and she's one of the GOP's biggest donors. There's also Timothy Mellon,
00:32who gave out $197 million to elections, almost all to Republican-led super PACs.
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