{"id":116754,"date":"2024-10-21T16:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116754"},"modified":"2024-10-21T16:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:58:02","slug":"josh-shapiro-calls-on-cops-to-look-into-elon-musks-1-million-giveaways-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116754","title":{"rendered":"Josh Shapiro calls on cops to look into Elon Musk\u2019s $1 million giveaways in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div data-testid=\"nsc-wrapper-support-us\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-0 hyYaof\">\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-1 iKVFei\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-2 hpIzjT\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-10 bITOqV\">\n<p><button class=\"sc-16ay7ps-4 jyAPhF sc-16ay7ps-18 fYdfHH\" on=\"tap:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true})\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-8 kDWcOx\"><span class=\"sc-16ay7ps-7 fiytbn\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 bNRJWU sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-16ay7ps-5 jJxovk\"><use href=\"#d5d9764c65d2cfa2\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-13 gXLOOd\"><amp-accordion animate=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-container\" i-amphtml-layout=\"container\"><\/p>\n<section on=\"expand:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: true});collapse:AMP.setState({supportNscAmpAccordion: false})\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-15 jDMrmT\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-16ay7ps-16 jIIEto\"\/>\n<div class=\"sc-16ay7ps-17 kWRxfA\">\n<p data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-16ay7ps-9 blNIe\">This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting. Your support allows us to keep sending journalists to the story.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every month. Unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock you out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. But quality journalism must still be paid for.<\/p>\n<p><b>Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. 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I\u2019m the governor, but it does raise some serious questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 jJoeym\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/08\/22\/03\/2024-08-22T021723Z_1066691928_HP1EK8M06CW6L_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-DEMOCRATS.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/08\/22\/03\/2024-08-22T021723Z_1066691928_HP1EK8M06CW6L_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-DEMOCRATS.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/08\/22\/03\/2024-08-22T021723Z_1066691928_HP1EK8M06CW6L_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-DEMOCRATS.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday that Elon Musk\u2019s plan to give $1 million to registered voters who sign his super PAC\u2019s petition is \u2018deeply concerning\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=0)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"2\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday that Elon Musk\u2019s plan to give $1 million to registered voters who sign his super PAC\u2019s petition is \u2018deeply concerning\u2019<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->REUTERS<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A day earlier, Musk made the announcement that would give away $1 million a day, at random, until the November 5 election, to one person who has signed his PAC\u2019s petition supporting the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, and the Second Amendment, with its right \u201cto keep and bear arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first million went to a man identified as John Dreher during an event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>From now until the election, the signees could be picked from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin or North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who\u2019s gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump\u2019s candidacy for the White House, had already committed at least $70 million to help the former president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 hAAKTJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/20\/20\/Election_2024_Musk_17537.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/20\/20\/Election_2024_Musk_17537.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/10\/20\/20\/Election_2024_Musk_17537.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elon Musk pledged to give away $1 million every day, until the November 5 election, to those who sign his PAC\u2019s petition\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\" on=\"tap:auto-image-gallery,inline-image-carousel.goToSlide(index=1)\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-gallery-length=\"2\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Elon Musk pledged to give away $1 million every day, until the November 5 election, to those who sign his PAC\u2019s petition<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PennLive\/The Patriot-News<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But the giveaway is raising questions and alarms among some election experts who say it is a violation of the law to link a cash handout to signing a petition that also requires a person to be registered to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Musk obviously has a right to be able to express his views. He\u2019s made it very, very clear that he supports Donald Trump,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we have a difference of opinion. I don\u2019t deny him that right. 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