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Elon Musk’s America PAC is unleashing a $100 million political blitz targeting three key Senate races—Texas, Ohio, and Iowa—with ads centered on transgender issues. Focusing on Democratic nominees James Talarico, Sherrod Brown, and Josh Turek, the campaign leverages Musk’s personal stance against gender-affirming care for minors, citing his estranged transgender child. Ads accuse each candidate of supporting taxpayer-funded transitions for kids, with Talarico even targeted for a past comment about God being nonbinary. Campaigns fiercely deny the claims, calling the ads misleading and part of billionaire interference. In Ohio, where a law already bans such care, and in Iowa, where Turek faces an open seat, the ads are sparking heated rebuttals. This marks Musk’s latest high-stakes political play, following his prior $250 million GOP investment, as he aims to tip the balance in Congress.

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