Coverage dated October 19, 2024 to October 24, 2024

Elon Musk Is Now Trump’s 2nd-Biggest Financial Backer: Donates Nearly $120 Million To Super PAC

Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 4 developments

The billionaire is almost entirely bankrolling the PAC himself—and his $1 million offers to voters are drawing legal scrutiny.

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Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is making an all-out push to reelect Donald Trump

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Experts question legality — and effectiveness — of Elon Musk's money handouts to boost voter turnout

    Headline from PhillyVoice ·

  3. Elon Musk is becoming a key part of Trump's get-out-the-vote plan

    Headline from Insider ·

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    Elon Musk Is Now Trump’s 2nd-Biggest Financial Backer: Donates Nearly $120 Million To Super PAC

    Headline from Forbes ·

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Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Elon Musk is giving away $1 million a day to voters who sign his election petition — here’s how to cash in (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk pledged to give $1 million each day until Election Day to registered voters who sign the America PAC online petition. But there's a big catch. Here's how to qualify.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Elon Musk to give $1 million to random swing state voters until election (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The giveaway is the latest push by Elon Musk for former President Donald Trump to win the 2024 election after endorsing him in July.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Elon Musk To Award One Person $1 Million Every Day Before Election Day (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk announced Saturday at a Trump campaign event in Pennsylvania that he will award one person $1 million every day before Election Day.

  4. Insider

    Elon Musk is flexing his wealth and political power unlike any of the richest men before him (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The tech billionaire has put $75 million of his own money into a pro-Trump super PAC and is holding his own rallies in Pennsylvania.

  5. Insider

    Elon Musk gives random petition signer a $1M check as he announces million-dollar handouts in swing states (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The tech billionaire kicked off the giveaways at a rally in Harrisburg on Saturday, handing a million-dollar check to a man named John Dreher.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Elon Musk offers $1M daily prize to voters who sign petition – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Elon Musk handed over the first $1-million check to an individual in Pennsylvania who signed his petition. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX boss has been courting Trump voters as election day nears.

  7. Townhall

  8. Newsweek

    Elon Musk's $1M daily prize to voters sparks questions: "Deeply concerning" (opens Newsweek)

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    Musk has offered swing state voters a chance to win $1 million every day until Election Day, but some question if it's legal.

  9. New York Post

    Elon Musk hands out second $1 million prize in voter registration giveaway, jokes, ‘Hopefully I don’t get shot’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk handed out a second million-dollar check to another lucky Pennsylvania voter on Sunday -- the second staggering prize he's doled out to swing-state residents for signing a petition from his political action committee.

  10. FOX Business

    Elon Musk kicks off daily million-dollar giveaway for signers of pro-Trump petition (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk announced he will be giving out a million-dollar check every day until the election during a town hall in Pennsylvania Saturday night.

  11. Independent Journal Review

    Elon Musk to Give Away $1M a Day to Petition Signers in Swing States (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Elon Musk is putting his money where his mouth is when it come to former President Donald Trump returning to

  12. CBS News

    Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is making an all-out push to reelect Donald Trump (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Elon Musk has donated more than $70 million to the pro-Trump political action committee he created in order to help reelect Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

  13. FOX Business

    Pennsylvania gov calls Elon Musk’s million-dollar giveaway for signing pro-Trump petition ‘deeply concerning’ (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk’s pledge that his pro-Trump America PAC would award $1 million every day to someone who signs his petition until Election Day drew scrutiny from Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro.

  14. NBC News

    Elon Musk ratchets up bid to re-elect Trump with chaotic series of stunts and appearances (opens NBC News)

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    Elon Musk has forcefully ramped up his efforts to help re-elect former President Donald Trump, raising eyebrows across the political world.

  15. The Guardian

    Conspiracy theories, free speech and a $1m check: a night at Elon Musk’s great giveaway (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Musk’s latest ploy to assist Trump to win the US election has been to give away $1m every day to a member of the public

  16. People

    Elon Musk Is Giving Away $1M to a Trump Supporter Every Day Until Election Day, Prompting Calls for Investigation (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    Elon Musk said he will give away $1 million to a Donald Trump supporter every day in certain swing states until the 2024 election on Nov. 5, adding that 'it seems like a good use of money basically.'

  17. Blaze Media

    Elon Musk to give away $1M daily to swing state voters — and Gov. Shapiro thinks law enforcement should investigate (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    'Concerning that he would say such a thing,' Musk responds.

  18. Fox News

    Here's how Elon Musk's $1 million a day give-away to battleground voters works (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News examines the legality behind tech billionaire Elon Musk's $1 million a day give-away to registered voters in battleground state who sign his America PAC petition.

  19. Gizmodo

    Elon Musk Is Trying to Be the MrBeast of Politics (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The billionaire is giving away $1 million a day to registered voters. The lottery is the next evolution of politics as entertainment in America.

  20. PhillyVoice

    Experts question legality — and effectiveness — of Elon Musk's money handouts to boost voter turnout (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has been offering money to people who sign a conservative-leaning petition in hopes that it will increase Republican turnout in November's election.

  21. The Hill

    What a Trump win could mean for Elon Musk’s businesses (opens The Hill)

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    Elon Musk's companies hold billions of dollars in government contracts, potentially complicating his floated role in a Donald Trump administration.

  22. The Guardian

    Elon Musk is trying to buy the US election for Donald Trump. What does he want in return? | Arwa Mahdawi (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Billionaire funding is flooding into the ex-president’s campaign, writes Arwa Mahdawi. If he wins, will we see prisons on Mars and Taylor Swift shot into space?

  23. NPR

    What do Elon Musk and other billionaires want in return for backing Trump? (opens NPR)

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    New Yorker writer Susan Glasser says Trump is highly transactional, so billionaires may be betting on access and a seat at the table if he’s re-elected. It’s what some of them got in his first term.

  24. Fox News

    Elon Musk quietly donates 'very substantial' amount to PAC to canvass Hispanic voters (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Elon Musk has quietly donated a "very substantial" amount of money directly to a PAC that is canvassing Hispanic voters as the 2024 presidential election draws near, Fox News has learned.

  25. Insider

    Elon Musk is becoming a key part of Trump's get-out-the-vote plan (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk has increasingly thrown his massive influence — and wallet — behind Trump as Election Day nears.

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