By Fred Wertheimer and Don Simon It took Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, to illustrate to Americans just how dangerous our corrupt campaign finance system can be. This system allowed Musk to contribute more than $250 million to help elect Donald Trump in 2024, making him Trump’s single biggest financial supporter. In turn, President Trump made Musk his governing partner. One of the authors of this piece, Fred Wertheimer, has been fighting campaign finance abuses since the Watergate scandals.
