Mike Lawler on Elon Musk Being His Major Donor: ‘Not Directly to My Campaign’

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BOWMAN: "And Congressman Lawler Is not going to criticize him because Elon Musk is a major donor to Congressman Lawler‘s reelection campaigns. And that‘s the problem. We don‘t have Republicans in Congress -- "

PHILLIP: "Is that true, Congressman Lawler?"

BOWMAN: "Yes, it‘s very true."

BOWMAN: "He‘s a major donor to your campaigns?"

LAWLER: "Not directly."

PHILLIP: "I just want to make sure — "

LAWLER: "No, not directly to my campaign. He had an independent expenditure that he spent on dozens of congressional races."

BOWMAN: "The second biggest recipient of the money after Donald Trump."