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Elon Musk's $1 million giveaways
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4/1/2025
Elon Musk handed out 1 million dollar checks to two voters at a town hall in Green Bay Wisconsin. The event was in support of conservative judge Brad Schrimel, who is running for the state's supreme court.
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Elon Musk handed out $1 million checks to two voters at a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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The event was in support of conservative judge Brad Schremel, who is running for the state's
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Supreme Court.
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But Wisconsin state law prohibits offering anything of value to a voter, so how is this
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legal?
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Musk had originally offered Wisconsin voters $100 each to sign a petition opposing activist
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judges, and they'd be entered to win a $1 million lottery prize.
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In a now-deleted post on X, Musk had promised to hand out checks to attendees in appreciation
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for them taking the time to vote.
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Later, he clarified in a new post on X that the winners of the checks would be considered
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spokesmen of the petition, so the checks themselves would be a form of payment.
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This might ring a bell, because Musk was in hot legal water during Trump's campaign
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for giving out daily $1 million giveaways to people who signed petitions in support
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of the First and Second Amendment.
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Back then, a judge denied an attempt to halt the giveaway, and it looks like Musk might
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be in the clear yet again.
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Democratic Attorney General Josh Call tried to block the $1 million lottery, but the state's
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Supreme Court declined on Sunday to hear his case.
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Musk also answered questions from audience members during the town hall, and offered
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some insight into the agencies Doge might target, like the Federal Reserve, Social Security
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Agency, Department of Education, and the Postal Service.
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He also said his ideal version of the federal government would mimic George Washington's
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in 1776, including only the President, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of
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Border Defense, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Musk also acknowledged that his net worth has slumped, and he admitted that his time
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at Doge could be to blame.
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The Tesla CEO has lost about $103 billion since the start of 2025, but he's still $116
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billion ahead of Jeff Bezos, who's listed as the world's second-richest man.
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