Elon Musk is hitting the campaign trail in Pennsylvania this week as the 2024 presidential election nears.
“Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania. If you’d like to attend one of my talks, there’s no attendance fee. You just need to have signed our petition supporting free speech & right to bear arms & have voted in this election,” Musk explained.
“To clarify, you need have voted in Pennsylvania,” he added.
To clarify, you need have voted in Pennsylvania
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2024
Per Reuters:
Elon Musk said he will give “a series of talks from tomorrow night through Monday” in Pennsylvania, less than two weeks after the billionaire made a high-profile appearance with former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump there.
Earlier last week, a source told Reuters that Musk plans more campaigning for Trump in Pennsylvania and his appearances would be connected to his America PAC political action committee.
Pennsylvania is considered a crucial state for both Trump and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the race for the Nov. 5 election.
Elon Musk will be holding his own rallies across Pennsylvania from tomorrow night to next Monday.
Attendees will be people who have signed his petition to support the Constitution and have voted in Pennsylvania.
This is very cool. It's going to turn out many voters for Trump. pic.twitter.com/I5Icbbgqg7
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 16, 2024
Musk’s “series of talks” in the critical swing state follows his appearance on stage with President Trump at the historic Butler rally.
WATCH:
🚨#BREAKING: Watch as Elon Musk puts on a dark MAGA hat in front of a crowd before taking his seat in the front row at Trump’s rally in Butler, PA, just moments before Trump took the stage pic.twitter.com/mVmFmab8hV
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) October 5, 2024
Elon Musk's full speech at Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania today. pic.twitter.com/QfRR2SuBUI
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) October 5, 2024
Musk stated that one of the requirements for attending one of his talks was signing his pro-Trump Super PAC’s petition supporting free speech and the right to bear arms.
The petition from America PAC offers registered voters $47 for every registered voter in critical swing states they refer.
“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,” the petition reads.
“In appreciation for your support, you will receive $47 for each registered voter you refer that signs this petition,” it continues.
“Our goal is to get 1 million registered voters in swing states to sign in support of the Constitution, especially freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. This program is exclusively open to registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina. Expires October 21,” it adds.
“For every person you refer who is a swing state voter, you get $47! Easy money,” Musk said.
For every person you refer who is a swing state voter, you get $47! Easy money. https://t.co/5jCNuXIaui
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2024
Fox Business reports:
Musk is offering the talks less than a week before the Oct. 21 deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania, considered a crucial battleground in the 2024 election.
Musk responded to a post by the account America, a PAC the billionaire tech entrepreneur founded to “support candidates who champion Secure Borders, Sensible Spending, Safe Cities, Fair Justice System, Free Speech and Self-Protection.”
According to Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filings on Tuesday, Musk was the sole donor to the America PAC, making approximately $75 million in contributions from July to the end of September. Over that three-month period, the PAC Musk founded spent around $72 million, according to those FEC disclosures.
The world’s richest man, who said he voted for former Democratic presidential candidates including Joe Biden in the past, endorsed Trump this summer following the first assassination attempt on the 45th president on July 13.