Money rules the US world

Billionaires’ election campaign: Who invests in whom

Billionaires make it rain campaign money: Musk for Trump, Gates (right) for Harris.(Bild: APA/AFP/Picturedesk/Britta Pedersen, Chandan Khanna, Jim Watson, Stock Adobe, Krone KREATIV)

How is a US election campaign run? With money. No, with a lot of money! The road to the White House is paved with billions of dollars. We show who the big donors behind Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are.

At 14 billion US dollars, the 2020 US election campaign cost more than the 2016 and 2012 campaigns combined. Experts believe that this year will be even bigger. Travel, debates, event visits, fundraising, TV and social media advertising, staff in all states, etc. - all of this is devouring huge sums of money.