Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, spoke Saturday at a crowded town hall in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. January 6th US Capitol riot He suggested that voting by mail was a “method of fraud.”
A man asked Musk what his message was to young voters who were worried that voting for a second Trump would lead to a backsliding of democracy. “They are trying to characterize it as some kind of violent rebellion.” , that’s not true at all,” he said, prompting applause from the crowd. A mob that believed President Trump’s lies attacked, injuring more than 100 law enforcement personnel, some of whom were hit with their own weapons. 2020 Election was stolen and stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of the vote.
“The protests on January 6th were not without merit, but they did have some merit,” Musk continued. “I don’t agree with the magnitude of what they did, but it’s not without its problems,” Musk said.
“Those who say President Trump is a threat to democracy are themselves a threat to democracy,” Musk argued, a comment that was met with applause from the crowd of several hundred people packed into the banquet hall. It was. Even more people watched the event on the social media platform Mask’s X purchased 2 years ago.
He said Trump “actually told people not to be violent.” meanwhile playing cards He called on crowds to protest “peacefully and patriotically” on January 6, but also “encouraged them to do so.”fight like hell“This is to prevent Democrat Joe Biden from becoming president.
Musk spent nearly two hours answering questions from attendees at the town hall. The freewheeling session, held in a hotel ballroom in downtown Lancaster, covered a dizzying range of topics, from space exploration and Tesla’s Cybertruck to immigration and the effectiveness of psychiatric drugs. The town hall was part of Mr. Musk’s efforts through his super PAC to boost support for Mr. Trump in battleground states ahead of his Nov. 5 presidential election against Democrat Kamala Harris. . playing cards He said he would give Musk a role in the administration if he is elected president.
Mr. Musk was largely praised by the City Hall audience as a visionary, and was asked for advice and thoughts on topics such as education, arm wrestling, tax loopholes and whether to buy the Chicago White Sox. (He said he is a tech guy and had to pick his battles.) Trump won Lancaster County in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, and Pennsylvania in 2016. He won against Hillary Clinton, but lost to Joe Biden in 2020.
Musk said he was in favor of “less coercive” regulation of artificial intelligence and denounced “woke religions” as “fundamentally annihilationist religions.” He said the U.S. birth rate is a major concern.
He said he believes Jesus was a real person who lived about 2,000 years ago, and when asked for the best advice he’s ever received, he said, “I recommend studying physics.”
Mr. Musk, the world’s richest man, has spent more than $70 million supporting Mr. Trump in the election and has encouraged supporters to embrace early voting at events on behalf of his super PAC. Still, while echoing some of President Trump’s concerns about the approach, Musk raised his own questions about the process. He called mail-in voting “a strange anomaly that has become widespread due to COVID-19,” and went on to say that “there is, in fact, clear fraud, and sometimes we can’t prove fraud.” Ta.
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There are many safety measures to follow mail-in votinguses a variety of ballot verification protocols, including all states that require voter signatures.
He also called Town Hall attendee Judy Camora to the stage and handed her a large check for $1 million as part of her promotion. yield Provides $1 million per day to voters in battleground states who sign super PAC petitions supporting the U.S. Constitution.
Musk did not mention the Justice Department’s recent warning that his $1 million giveaway could violate federal election law. He also did not comment on a Wall Street Journal report that the tech billionaire is in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
For Josh Fox, 32, a UPS driver from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, this perk is just fine.
“That’s cool,” Fox said as he waited to attend a rally early Saturday. It would be nice to have one.
Fox, which plans to vote for Trump, dismissed any suggestion that the money could violate federal election rules.
“It’s important to bring in people who support the Constitution and bring in people who support the Constitution,” Fox said.
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