Musk jokes about Republican midterm losses after $446 million spending spree

Elon Musk joked on X about Republican losses in the US midterm elections after spending roughly $446 million on the party's campaigns.

• Republicans lost control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterms, including defeats in Texas and Kansas.
• Musk wrote on X that his "election-interfering space lasers" had not worked this time.
• Musk reportedly spent $446 million, including $158 million backing Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who lost to Democrat James Talarico.
• Talarico said his campaign had taken on "goliaths" including "the richest man in the world."