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America PAC, which is focused on turning out voters in closely contested states that could decide the election, also disclosed spending more than $47 million in the first half of October. WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Elon Musk gave about $44 million to his pro-Donald Trump spending group during the first half of October, federal disclosures showed on Thursday, as the billionaire stepped up his efforts for the Republican candidate in the Nov. 5 election. The contributions, disclosed in a filing to the Federal Election Commission by Musk’s America PAC group, come after a prior babu88 report showed he gave the group around $75 million over three months between July and September. Trump’s campaign raised $16 million during the period. Another conservative super PAC, the Sentinel Action Fund, also reported receiving $2.3 million from Musk. The Trump campaign is broadly reliant on outside groups for canvassing voters, meaning the super PAC founded by Musk – the world’s richest man – plays an outsized role in what is expected to be a razor-thin election between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.