Gov. Josh Shapiro Calls Out Elon Musk’s Plan To Give $1 Million To Voters Who Sign His Petition | EUROtoday

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) has known as billionaire Elon Musk’s plan to award $1 million every day to voters who signal his America PAC petition forward of Election Day “deeply concerning.”

“I think there are real questions with how he is spending money in this race. How the dark money is flowing, not just into Pennsylvania but apparently now into the pockets of Pennsylvanians,” Shapiro mentioned Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “That is deeply concerning.”

Shapiro defined that regardless of the pair having differing political beliefs, the Tesla mogul has the “right” to be vocal about his views.

“He’s made it very, very clear that he supports Donald Trump. I don’t obviously, we have a difference of opinion,” he mentioned. “I don’t deny him that right.”

Regardless, Shapiro harassed that Musk’s petition “raises serious questions that folks may want to take a look at.”

Elsewhere within the interview, NBC News’ Kristen Welker questioned Shapiro about whether or not Musk’s plans are authorized, to which he declined to evaluate.

“I think it’s something that law enforcement can take a look at,” he instructed Welker.

On Saturday, Musk, a identified supporter of former President Trump, introduced the petition at an America PAC occasion in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Musk is asking individuals to signal his petition, which helps free speech and the precise to bear arms, to get his followers in swing states to the polls.

Only registered voters of the important thing swing states are eligible to signal the petition. They should additionally pledge to help the First and Second Amendments to qualify for the giveaway.

“We are going to be awarding $1 million randomly to people who have signed the petition,” Musk, who holds a web value of almost $250 billion, mentioned on the city corridor occasion. “One of the challenges we’re having is how do we get the public to know about this petition because the legacy media won’t report on it.”

Watch a clip from Shapiro’s “Meet the Press” interview under.