Election-interfering space lasers didn't work: Musk's sarcastic post amid Republican drubbing

Elon Musk took a sarcastic swipe at the Republican Party early Wednesday after several candidates he had spent record sums backing suffered major defeats in the US midterm elections.

Musk, who reportedly spent an estimated USD 445 million during the election cycle, making him the largest individual political donor in modern US history, appeared to acknowledge the scale of the Republican losses in a post on X.

"Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time ," he wrote.

The Republican setbacks were particularly striking in Texas, where Democrats rode a massive electoral wave to secure major victories. Musk had reportedly invested heavily in Republican campaigns in the state, making the defeats a significant setback for his political bets.

Musk also appeared to make a direct reference to the Texas race, where Democrat Gina Hinojosa, who has opposed the expansion of data centres, scored a surprise victory.

"Data centres in space looking pretty appealing right now," Musk, whose plans involve data centres and other infrastructure projects in Texas, wrote. - Ends