Musk’s million dollar giveaway

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Elon Musk has become Trump’s most important fundraiser and his hands-on approach is breaking political norms, according to Tim Higgins and Dana Mattioli of the Wall Street Journal. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the town hall in Pittsburgh. Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Elon Musk is giving away prizes to compel people in swing states to register to vote.
0:07.0	Obelby
0:07.1	One, two, three.
0:10.1	Not that one, the Elon one so every day between now and the election will be
0:16.7	awarding a million dollars starting tonight.
0:20.3	One million dollars it's, but is it okay? The Justice Department sent a letter
0:27.2	to Musk's Super PAC warning that giveaway may be illegal. Federal law prohibits paying people to register to vote.
0:35.0	On today explained, Elon Musk is barnstorming for Donald Trump.
0:39.0	What does he want out of it?
0:41.0	The idea that he might be, you know, on a friendly term with the White House
0:45.4	and being given some kind of role in cutting regulations he doesn't like that
0:49.8	could kind of keep him from doing what he wants to do in business, that's incredible power.
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