Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said helium volition springiness distant $1m (£766,000) a time to a registered elector successful the cardinal plaything authorities of Pennsylvania until the US statesmanlike predetermination successful November.

The victor volition beryllium chosen astatine random from those who motion a pro-constitution petition by Musk’s run radical AmericaPAC which helium acceptable up to enactment Republican nominee Donald Trump's bid to instrumentality to the White House.

The archetypal lottery-style cheque was fixed distant to a surprised-looking attendee astatine a municipality hallway lawsuit connected Saturday night.

The giveaway volition efficaciously assistance to promote imaginable Trump voters to prosecute successful the run during the tense last weeks of the statesmanlike contention up of the ballot connected 5 November.

Those who motion the petition - which pledges to enactment escaped code and weapon rights - volition person to springiness their interaction details, perchance allowing AmericaPAC to interaction them astir their vote.

Musk, who has emerged arsenic a cardinal Trump protagonist successful caller years, launched AmericaPAC successful July with the purpose of supporting the erstwhile president's campaign.

He has truthful acold donated $75m (£57.5m) to the group, which has rapidly go a cardinal subordinate successful Trump's predetermination campaign.

The Trump run is highly reliant connected extracurricular groups specified arsenic AmericaPAC to canvas voters.

A connection connected the groups website reads: “America PAC was created to enactment these cardinal values: Secure Borders, Safe Cities, Sensible spending, Fair Justice System, Free Speech, Right to Self-Protection.”

Musk said helium wants to get “over a million, possibly 2 million, voters successful the battleground states to motion the petition successful enactment of the First and Second Amendment.”

“I deliberation [it] sends a important connection to our elected politicians,” helium added.

Musk is presently the world's richest man, with an estimated nett worthy of $248bn (£191bn), according to US concern mag Forbes.

The 2024 statesmanlike race volition apt travel down to seven cardinal battleground states including Pennsylvania arsenic good arsenic Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.