Elon Musk attempted to downplay the results of Tuesday’s Wisconsin state Supreme Court race by claiming he got what he really wanted all along, despite his preferred candidate losing.

Musk wanted Brad Schimel, a Waukesha County circuit judge and a former Republican attorney general, to win really, really badly. So much so that he and his cronies poured a record $21 million into the race. Musk himself even gave a handful of Wisconsin voters $1 million checks in order to goose the results.

“A seemingly small election could determine the fate of Western civilization,” Musk said Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to sway the results on X, per The Associated Press. “I think it matters for the future of the world.”

Yet, despite Musk’s involvement, Schimel lost to Susan Crawford, who was favored by Democrats.

On Wednesday, Musk attempted to spin the narrative by claiming his obvious defeat was actually a major win.

“This was the most important thing,” Musk wrote, while retweeting a post that announced that a ballot measure involving voter IDs was approved by Wisconsin voters.

“BREAKING: Wisconsin Question 1, which adds a Voter ID requirement to the state’s Constitution has passed,” the tweet reads.

Although the retweeted post makes it appear like Wisconsin residents were able to vote without photo identification until Wednesday, that isn’t the case.

The New York Times reported that Wisconsin law already requires voters to show photo identification. This amendment just makes it harder for courts or the state legislature to remove the ID requirement in the future.

Several X users immediately smelled Musk’s BS and called him out.

Despite Musk’s attempt to gaslight everyone into thinking the Wisconsin Supreme Court election was no big deal, Crawford was well aware of the larger context behind her win.

“I’ve got to tell you, as a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world,” she told a cheering crowd during her victory speech Tuesday. “For justice in Wisconsin.”

“And we won!” she added, causing the crowd to cheer even more.