Elon Musk’s pledge on Saturday that his pro-Trump America PAC would award $1 million every day to someone who signs his petition until Election Day drew legal scrutiny from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who called the pledge « deeply disturbing. »
Shapiro made the comments during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s « Meet the Press, » a day after Musk appeared at a pro-Trump rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Asked if he thought the giveaway was legal, Shapiro, a former attorney general, said the real question is « with how [Musk] is spending money in this race, how the dark money is flowing, not just into Pennsylvania, but apparently now into the pockets of Pennsylvanians. »
« That is deeply concerning. Look, Musk obviously has a right to be able to express his views. He’s made it very clear that he supports Donald Trump. I don’t – obviously, we have a difference of opinion, » Shapiro said. « I don’t deny him that right. But when you start flowing this kind of money into politics, I think it raises serious questions that folks may want to take a look at. »
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Shapiro would not say whether he thought the petition was legal, only that « it’s something that law enforcement could take a look at » and « it does raise some serious questions. »
The petition Musk announced at Harrisburg on Saturday reads: « The First and Second Amendment guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First And Second Amendments. »
The first million-dollar award was given to John Dreher, a self-described « big fan » of Musk.
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Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filings show Musk was the sole donor of the America PAC, making around $75 million in contributions between July and September. In that time span, the PAC spent around $72 million, according to disclosures.
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The America PAC set a goal to get 1 million voters across Pennsylvania and the other swing states of Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina to sign a petition in support of the First and Second Amendments by Oct. 21.
FOX Business’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.