‘Ego-manic’ Elon Musk trying to buy voters for Trump, sparking legal concerns

Rich Hasan, NBC News Election Analyst and Franklin Foer, Staff Writer for the Atlantic join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss what Elon Musk is trying to gain with his endorsement of Donald Trump and the close political alliance the two have formed. 

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#ElonMusk #2024 #donaldtrump

[alowl]

Malignant narcissism must be contagious.

[iainford]

This is illegal, Musk needs to be held accountable.

[KleWdSide]

Don't expect Merrick Spineless to do anything about it.

[Genevieve]

Being a billionaire doesn’t mean that you can’t be stupid, a liar, a crook and a disgusting human being. VOTE HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT.💙💙💙💙

[DavidRios-bfnf]

Isn't that against the law? Or only the rich can do it?

[tedvandell]

Elon's only genius was being born rich

[SultanCommunityBillboard]

Elon Musk's recent initiative to pay $1 million to voters has raised significant legal questions. According to Adav Noti of the non-partisan Campaign Legal Center, such a scheme could violate federal law and may be subject to enforcement actions by the Department of Justice. It is generally illegal to offer monetary incentives in exchange for voter registration or voting, as this could be considered a form of bribery under election law. The Justice Department's election crimes manual explicitly states that any payment for registration to vote or for voting is unlawful. This includes not only direct monetary payments but also any items of monetary value. Legal experts have weighed in, suggesting that Musk's actions could potentially lead to civil or criminal penalties.

[myrcha]

Just imagine if Kamala Harris would do that 😮

[BBean]

MARK MY WORDS, ELON WANTS REGISTERED VOTERS NAMES & SIGNATURES TO CONTEST THE ELECTION.. MARK MY WORDS. I SAID IT FIRST!!!!

[ricardodsavant]

Gavin Newsom will be a future president and will do for America what he did to California!!!!

[The.LORD.]

Musk has a little Arnie, just like Trump.

[clbowie]

It's common Why do these crooks keep getting away with it???

[Noneya]

Dear South Africa,
Can you please take your Elon Musk back???

Thank you in advance,
With love from
The United States of
America ❤❤
XOXOXO

[charlesw]

Sorry, Elon Musk is South African. South Africa shows fealty to Russia, just like Elon Musk does.

[JohnAvila-ypcs]

The Tech sausage club. calling them tech bros, which sounds way too innocuous.

[VaseTime]

Leon sees TFG as the perfect empty vessel trojan horse to do his bidding.

[hanserikrasmussen]

Money talks.. Without his lot of money this clown wouldn't have the slightest interest from Trump.

[CardenasasZoellers]

I'm thinking of putting some cash in stocks, I was at Salt Shack and I overheard some friends saying it's ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here, is it a good time to buy into stocks or do I wait for another opportunity?

[ClaraWilliams-xg]

Elon is having an aging problem...acting like an aging Peewee Herman character!! He's seeking attention..get over your Elon!!

[mrdexs]

These dudes are so scared to pay their taxes that they are willing to pay people to keep that from happening.