Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is no stranger for the flare for the dramatic.
Now Musk is now taking things to a whole new level of hyperbole, saying he’ll give away $1 million bucks each day to motivate voters to sign the America PAC petition.
During a town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Musk announced that he will be giving away $1 million each day to a randomly-selected person in the critical swing state who has signed the America PAC petition.
“So, I have a surprise for you, which is that we’re going to be awarding a million dollars randomly to people who have signed the petition every day from now until the election,” Musk said at the town hall.
The billionaire then spoke about the difficulties of getting the word out about the petition because “legacy media won’t report on it.”
“This news, I think, is gonna really fly,” Musk added.
Musk made good on his word right there when he shocked the cheering audience when he said the first million would be going out right then and there.
BREAKING: Elon Musk announces that he will be randomly awarding $1 MILLION every day from now until Election Day to registered Pennsylvania voters who sign America PAC’s petition and surprised a member of the audience as the first winner.
SIGN: https://t.co/PgHAgrlTFA pic.twitter.com/qd4ZRNe4z4
— America (@america) October 20, 2024
After a man holding a comically-large check walked on stage, Musk announced the name of the person who won the cash.
The winner, wearing a Make America Great Again, was ushered to the stage to accept the prize.
If you’re wondering if this skirts election laws, it doesn’t, according to NBC News.
The endeavor seems to be a way around certain election laws that forbid paying Americans to vote by instead encouraging individuals who support the Constitution to refer like-minded people to register to vote in critical swing states, according to the outlet.
According to the Daily Wire, Musk had announced that his America PAC would give $47 to anyone who refers a registered swing state voter to sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments.
And, America PAC already raised the referral payment in Pennsylvania from $47 to $100 and Musk has made multiple appearances on the campaign trail for former President Donald Trump.