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Elon Musk Pledges Daily $1 Million Prizes to Pro-Trump Petition Signers at Pennsylvania Town Halls, Raising Legal Concerns

Oct 20, 2024, 11:47 AM

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter), has been holding a series of town hall events in Pennsylvania, including in Harrisburg on October 19th and Pittsburgh on October 20th, organized by his America PAC to support former President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. At these events, which drew large crowds—over 1,500 attendees in Harrisburg and a capacity crowd of 1,200 in Pittsburgh—Musk announced that he will be awarding $1 million every day until the election to randomly selected voters who sign a petition in support of the Constitution and the First and Second Amendments. Two winners have already been announced, each receiving a $1 million prize during the town halls. Musk has declared that 'Trump is the only chance to save democracy' and has urged voters to support him. Some have raised concerns about the legality of Musk's million-dollar giveaways, with Pennsylvania Governor suggesting that law enforcement may investigate the plan.