Musk so far has supplied at least $75 million to America PAC
Billionaire Elon Musk promised Saturday that he will give $1 million every day until the November election to anyone who signs his online petition supporting the U.S. Constitution. And he wasted no time handing out a $1 million check to a man who attended his event in Pennsylvania, aimed at rallying supporters in support of Republican Donald Trump. The winner was a man named John Dreher, according to event staff.
“Well, John had no idea. So anyway, you’re welcome,” the Tesla founder said as he handed Dreher the check.
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 has been 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 has been painting the November election in stark terms and encouraging supporters to vote early and others to do the same.
He said on Saturday that if Harris wins, it will be the “last election,” meaning America will no longer exist.
He also said the two assassination attempts against Trump prove he is inciting people and overturning the status quo the way Harris is. He said that’s why no one is trying to kill Harris.
“Assassinating a puppet is useless,” Musk said, reiterating an argument he made in a social media post.
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 am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments.”
Attendees at Saturday’s event were to sign the petition, which allows America PAC to get contact details of more potential voters, which it can work to turn out votes for Trump.
Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world’s richest person, has supplied at least $75 million to America PAC so far, according to federal disclosures, making the group a key part of Trump’s effort to regain the White House.
The entrepreneur behind carmaker Tesla and rocket and satellite venture SpaceX has increasingly backed Republican causes and has become a vocal Trump supporter this year.
Trump, in turn, has said he would appoint Musk to head a government efficiency commission if he is elected.
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