Pennsylvania’s Governor, Josh Shapiro, voiced concerns on Sunday about Elon Musk’s recent pledge to award $1 million daily to a randomly picked individual who signs a petition from his super PAC.
Musk, the brain behind companies like X, Tesla, and SpaceX, announced at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, town hall this weekend, that he’d be handing out $1 million each day leading up to Election Day to randomly selected signers of the America PAC petition.
Musk justified the giveaway, stating it was necessary to spread the word since “legacy media won’t report about it.” This offer, according to Shapiro, should be probed by law enforcement.
During a segment on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” host Kristen Welker questioned the legality of Musk’s proposal.
“I think there are real questions with how he is spending money in this race, how the dark money is flowing, not just into Pennsylvania, but apparently now into the pockets of Pennsylvanians. That is deeply concerning,” Shapiro remarked.
“Look, Musk obviously has a right to be able to express his views,” he continued. “He’s made it very, very clear that he supports Donald Trump. I don’t.”
“Obviously, we have a difference of opinion. I don’t deny him that right,” Shapiro added. “But when you start flowing this kind of money into politics, I think it raises serious questions that folks may want to take a look at.”
When Welker asked if he thought Musk’s offer was legal, the Democrat lawmaker said that he thinks “it’s something that law enforcement could take a look at.”
“I’m not the attorney general anymore of Pennsylvania,” he noted. “I’m the governor, but it does raise some serious questions.”
John Dreher of Pittsburgh received a cool million on Sunday, and will be followed by another in winner in Pennsylvania on Monday.
According to the America PAC website, daily winners from swing states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, or North Carolina will be selected until November 5.
Additionally, they’re offering $47 to those referring a registered swing state voter to sign and $100 for each referral in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman warned Democrats about Musk’s growing influence among voters in the battleground state.
“Musk is a concern,” he commented to the New York Post. “Not even just that he has endorsed [Trump], but the fact that now he’s becoming an active participant and showing up and doing rallies and things like that.”
Fetterman compared Musk to fictional Marvel billionaire Tony Stark, who became a superhero by designing an Iron Man suit.
“I think some people would see him as like a Tony Stark,” he stated. “I mean, (Musk) is incredibly successful.”
“Democrats, you know, kind of make light of it, or they make fun of him jumping up and down and things like that,” the senator added. “And I would just say that they are doing that at our peril.”
Fetterman stressed Pennsylvania’s tight race, adding that factors like the $75 million Musk funneled into his pro-Trump SuperPAC could tip the electoral balance.
“Pennsylvania picks the president,” he cautioned. “Trump has a connection that’s undeniable. And anyone that spends any time across Pennsylvania can see that kind of devotion and that’s why it’s going to be very close.”
The democrats don’t mention the dark $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ they have why is that not mentioned???????
Musk isn’t playing to game correctly because he isn’t using tax dollars to buy welfare and illegal votes. Use the courts to stop this blatant attack on Democracy (not democracy, that’s another thing entirely)..
It wasn’t a problem when Mark Zuckerberg dropped $800 million in “Zuckerbucks” during the 2020 election.