After Donald Trump called Elon Musk an expert in "voting computers," some viewers speculated that the remark raised questions about election integrity.
Elon Musk on Friday asked a federal judge in Austin, Texas, to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit against him and his political action committee, arguing that his $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states wasn’t an illegal lottery because the winners weren’t actually chosen at random.
A comment made by former President Donald Trump at his victory rally has sparked wild conspiracy theories suggesting that Elon Musk played a role in rigging the 2024 election results in Pennsylvania. Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd on Sunday, Trump praised Musk for his expertise with computers, particularly in relation to vote-counting systems.
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
Musk, 53, spoke to a crowd of Trump supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., after Trump was sworn in at the U.S. Capitol. While thanking the supporters, Musk put his right hand over his heart, then extended his arm out with his palm down. He then turned around and repeated the gesture.
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An official in Montgomery County, Pa. has resigned after posting a video showing her making a hand gesture that resembles a Nazi salute.
A Republican official under fire in Pennsylvania for making a Nazi-like salute in a TikTok has resigned from multiple governing positions. Laura Smith, the Towamencin Township supervisor and vice chair of the township’s Board of Supervisors, appeared to mimic Elon Musk in the video she publicly shared Thursday, Jan. 23, according to PennLive.com.
A local elected official in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has resigned after coming under fire for a social media post.
Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they’re hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year that will determine whether their state Supreme Courts retain left-leaning majorities or flip to conservative control.