Elon Musk jokes after Republican rout despite record campaign spending
Democrats win control of both chambers; Musk-backed candidates lose in Texas, Ohio, and elsewhere
Elon Musk’s record $446m spending on Republican candidates backfired spectacularly in Tuesday’s US midterm elections, as Republicans lost control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and his preferred candidates suffered defeats, prompting the tech billionaire to joke about 'election-interfering space lasers.'