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The billionaire is giving away money to voters in swing states and promoting Donald Trump. After the US election, Musk could play a role in Trump’s government.
Washington, DC – The Philadelphia district attorney is suing Elon Musk because of his financial gifts to voters in the US state of Pennsylvania. The aim of the lawsuit is to stop the cash gifts, the US broadcaster reported CNN on Monday. The billionaire is supporting former Republican President Donald Trump in the US election campaign against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Musk regularly raffles off $1 million in battleground states to newly registered voters who sign petitions for the right to bear arms and free speech.
Trump received support on stage from tech billionaire Elon Musk. © Evan Vucci/AP/dpa
Lawyers consider Musk’s cash gifts to voters before the US election to be illegal
Well, the broadcaster quoted from the prosecutor’s application, it could be the state of Pennsylvania’s lottery regulations that stop Musk’s activities in the swing state. It is at least an “illegal lottery” because only the state is allowed to operate it. It is also doubtful whether it is a lottery at all, since several winners took part in Trump rallies in Pennsylvania.
Musk announces extensive cuts after the US election at Trump’s rally in New York
Musk spoke at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday evening (local time). In a brief but erratic appearance, Musk cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election and announced that he could cut about a third from the US budget if Trump wins. Musk has long fancied himself as the main short-changer in a second Trump administration. Among other things, after the US election, this could enable Musk to cut off funds from the very US authorities that control his companies and from which he receives orders. That’s what she reported New York Times.
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According to current surveys, the outcome of the US election is open. In national polls, Harris and Trump are tied at 49 and 48 percent respectively, according to the New York Times poll average. However, the US election is won by a majority of 270 votes in the Electoral College. According to polls, the contested swing states in this body are Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Arizona. Harris is currently leading by a tiny margin in Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania. If she lost a state other than Nevada, Trump would win the election. (kb)
