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WaPo, but it’s an exclusive 🤷🏼‍♀️

’s business empire is built on $38B in

Govt infusions at key moments helped & flourish, boosting Musk’s

& his cost-cutting US Service team have been on a mission to trim govt largesse. Yet Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers.

wapo.st/41uIOJ4

The Washington Post · Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government fundingBy Desmond Butler, Trisha Thadani, Emmanuel Martinez, Aaron Gregg, Luis Melgar, Jonathan O'Connell, Dan Keating

Over the years, & his businesses have received AT LEAST $38B in US govt contracts, loans, subsidies & tax credits, often at critical moments,…helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.

The payments stretch back >20yrs. Shortly after becoming CEO of a cash-strapped in 2008, fought hard to secure a low-interest from the Dept,…holding daily briefings w/company execs about paperwork & spending hours w/a govt loan officer.

Nonilex

When realized it was missing a crucial EPA certification it needed to qualify for the days before Christmas, went straight to the top, urging then-EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to intervene, acc/to people who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of .

Nearly ⅔ of the $38B in funds have been promised to Musk’s businesses in the past 5yrs.

In 2024 alone, federal & local govts committed at least $6.3B to Musk’s companies, the highest total to date.