Building America's Future
| Formation | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC[1] |
President | Chris Jankowski[1] |
Executive director | Katherine Neal[1] |
Key people | Elon Musk[2] |
Building America's Future is a political non-profit organization funded by Elon Musk actively supporting Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in the 2024 United States elections.[2]
History
[edit]Building America's Future ran an ad during the 2024 Republican Party presidential debate in Miami which claimed that an “E-ZPass lane for whales in the Gulf.” implemented by Joe Biden was responsible for high gas prices.[1]
During the early stages of the 2024 election Building America's Future targeted black voters in South Carolina with mailers encouraging them not to vote for Joe Biden.[3]
In April 2024 Building America's Future took out ads in Kansas, Mississippi, and Missouri which promoted the immigration policies of Glenn Youngkin.[4]
In October 2024 the group hosted an event in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania headlined by Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee.[5]
Operations
[edit]Progress 2028
[edit]Progress 2028 was a disinformation campaign which presented itself as a progressive Kamala Harris backed alternative to Project 2025 when it was actually fully controlled by Building America's Future.[6] An entity called Progress 2028 was register by Building America's Future on September 26, 2024. An associated website and ad campaign were rolled out days later.[7]
Future Coalition PAC
[edit]The Future Coalition PAC is entirely funded by Building America's Future.[8] In 2024 the Future Coalition PAC ran contradictory ads, they ran ads in Michigan which accused Kamala Harris of being pro-Israel and ads in Pennsylvania accusing her of being pro-Palestinian. The ads were criticized as anti-Semitic, particularly in their portrayal of her husband Doug Emhoff.[9][10]
Stand for US PAC
[edit]The Stand for US PAC is primarily funded by Building America's Future. Stand for US PAC has gotten involved in Missouri backing Jay Ashcroft in the Governor's race there with a series of ads attacking his opponent Mike Kehoe.[11]
Leadership
[edit]In 2023 the group's president was Chris Jankowski and its executive director was Katherine Neal.[1]
Funding
[edit]The group had $11 million in revenue in 2021 and $53 million in revenue in 2022. Elon Musk began contributing to the group in 2022.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Cama, Timothy; Waldman, Scott. "Biden, Trump and ... whales? The GOP obsesses on blubbery sea mammals". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Ulmer, Alexandra; Levy, Rachael (2 October 2024). "Exclusive: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Kamisar, Ben. "Conservative group launches a quiet effort to drive Black voters away from Biden". nbcnews.com. NBC News. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Manchester, Julia. "Conservative group urges GOP to follow Youngkin's lead on immigration issue". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Stamm, Dan; Mcilwain, Kaleah. "Donald Trump returns to Pa. for Delaware County roundtable, Lehigh Valley rally". nbcphiladelphia.com. NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Rascouët-Paz, Anna. "Fake Harris Agenda Was Created by Conservative 'Dark Money' Group Reportedly Backed by Musk". Snopes. snopes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Clark, Alex; Doan, Laura. ""Progress 2028" may look like a Democratic response to "Project 2025," but it's not". cbsnews.com. CBS News. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Shapiro, Julia. "Super PAC hits Harris with contradictory ads on Israel". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Marans, Daniel; Robillard, Kevin. "Elon Musk Helped Fund The Most Cynical Super PAC Of The 2024 Election". huffpost.com. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Kassel, Matthew. "Elon Musk funded secretive super PAC targeting Harris on Israel". jewishinsider.com. Jewish Insider. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Keller, Rudi. "Anonymous donors pump $2M into ad campaign backing Jay Ashcroft for Missouri governor". missouriindependent.com. Missouri Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2024.