Musk urges GOP Senate vote, warns of 2028 Democratic sweep

Elon Musk urged voters to support Republican Senate candidates in the November 2026 midterms, warning that a Democratic sweep of the presidency and both chambers of Congress in 2028 could lead to a permanent one-party government. His claims about what Democrats would do and the consequences were predictions, not established plans or outcomes. In an October 30 post on X, Musk said Democrats would make Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico states, legalize immigrants living in the country illegally and expand the Supreme Court if they won unified control in 2028. He argued that statehood would strengthen Democrats’ Senate position, legalization would help secure a lasting political majority and court expansion would give the party an immediate majority on the bench. Musk said those actions would end democracy in any meaningful sense. He urged voters to ensure Republicans had 51 Senate seats in 2029, saying that would be enough to prevent the outcomes he described. He did not present evidence that Democrats had committed to those measures. The appeal came as Musk was spending heavily on Republican campaigns and political groups. A representative for America PAC said Musk had...