By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-10-20 05:39:57 | Updated at 2024-10-20 08:45:41
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Billionaire Elon Musk has promised to give away US$1 million each day until November’s election to someone who signs his online petition supporting the US Constitution.
And he wasted no time, awarding a US$1 million cheque to an attendee of his event in Pennsylvania on Saturday aimed at rallying supporters behind Republican Donald Trump. The winner was a man named John Dreher, according to event staff.
“By the way, John had no idea. So anyway, you’re welcome,” the Tesla founder said as he handed Dreher the check.
The money is the latest example of Musk using his extraordinary wealth to influence the tightly-contested between Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
Musk started America PAC, a political action organisation he founded in support of Trump’s presidential campaign. The group is helping mobilise and register voters in battleground states, but there are signs it is having trouble meeting its goals.
The Harrisburg event is the third in as many days in Pennsylvania, where Musk is painting November’s election in stark terms and encouraging supporters to vote early and get others to do the same.
