Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday promised $1 million every day until the November election to anyone who signs his online petition in support of the US Constitution. And he wasted no time in presenting a $1 million check to an attendee at his event in Pennsylvania in an effort to rally supporters behind Republican Donald Trump. According to the event staff, the winner was a man named John Dreher.
“By the way, John had no idea. So anyway, you’re welcome,” the Tesla founder said, handing Dreher the check.
Link to petition:
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 20 October 2024
The money is the latest example of Musk using his extraordinary wealth to influence the hotly contested presidential race between Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
Musk launched America PAC, a political action organization he founded in support of Trump’s presidential campaign. The group is helping organize and register voters in battleground states, but there are signs it is having trouble meeting its goals.
The Harrisburg event is the third in as many days in Pennsylvania, where Musk is painting the November election in stark terms and encouraging supporters to vote early and encourage others to do the same.
He said on Saturday that if Harris won, it would be “the last election”, suggesting America would no longer exist.
He also said that the two assassination attempts against Trump prove that he is creating controversy and overturning the status quo in a way that Harris would not. He said that’s why no one is trying to kill Harris.
“Killing puppets is useless,” Musk said in a social media post, reiterating the argument he made.
The petition Musk is asking people to sign reads: “The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I show my support for the First and Second Amendments.” “I am promising.”
Attendees at Saturday’s event were required to sign a petition, which allows America PAC to obtain contact details for more potential voters so it can work to get to the polls for Trump.
Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world’s richest person, has so far supplied at least $75 million to America PAC, according to federal disclosures, making the group a key part of Trump’s bid to recapture the White House. Has become an important part of the dialect.
The entrepreneur behind carmaker Tesla and rocket and satellite venture SpaceX has increasingly supported Republican causes and become a vocal Trump supporter this year.
Trump, in turn, has said that if elected he would appoint Musk to head the Government Efficiency Commission.
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