Elon Musk hands out $1 million checks at Wisconsin rally

Elon Musk handed out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters he deemed spokespeople for his cause after the state’s highest court refused to hear a lawsuit from the state attorney general over the cash giveaways ahead of a consequential court election in the battleground state. The coveted checks went to two Wisconsin residents who have both voted for and donated to GOP campaigns and have a lengthy history of supporting President Trump. Musk said that only “spokesmen” for an online petition against “activist” judges would be eligible for the million-dollar handouts. Musk donned a cheese hat and used his time in Wisconsin to rally for Brad Schimel, a conservative politician running for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat. Musk attempted a similar ploy ahead of the 2024 election, when he offered to pay $1 million to random voters in swing states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments. A Pennsylvania judge handling a legal challenge in that case also found that prosecutors did not provide enough evidence that Musk had set up an illegal lottery.