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Musk makes light of defeats after record spend on Republican candidates

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is the world's richest man and the largest individual donor in the US midterms.

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Musk makes light of defeats after record spend on Republican candidates

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Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is the world's richest man and the largest individual donor in the US midterms.

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