Maye Musk, the mother of billionaire
Democrats have given us another option. You do not have to register to vote. “On Election Day, get 10 fake names, go to 10 polling places and vote 10 times,” she wrote Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“That’s 100 votes, and that’s not illegal. Maybe we should work on the system too.”
Platform users added a community note to the post, linking to Federal code On the website of the US House of Representatives, which prohibits voting more than once and falsifying information when voting.
“This is, in fact, illegal,” the fact check said. Falsifying information and voting multiple times is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to five years.
“Whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the examiner or hearing officer, knowingly and intentionally falsifies or conceals a material fact, makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or writes or knowingly uses any false writing or document.” “For containing any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, will be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both,” the law states.
But three hours later, May appeared to retract her post, telling her followers to “ignore” it.
“In Butler, Pennsylvania, we just heard that Republicans are going to make sure no one illegally votes,” she said. “Ignore my previous post.”
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On Sunday, she also tried to pass off her suggestions as “sarcasm.”
Her comments come on the same weekend that her son, who supported Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 US presidential election, joined the former president on stage at a rally in Pennsylvania.
“You see, I’m not just MAGA — I’m Dark MAGA,” Elon told the crowd, while wearing a black version of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign hat.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (right) jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024.
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This was the first time he had joined one of Trump’s rallies, and was evidence of their growing alliance in the final phase of the presidential election. The billionaire created a super PAC to support the Republican candidate, and has been spending large sums of money on get-out-the-vote efforts. Trump said he would appoint Musk to lead the Government Efficiency Commission if he returned to the White House.
Before a large crowd on Saturday, Elon sought to portray Trump as a champion of free speech, arguing that Democrats want to “take away your freedom of speech, they want to take away your right to bear arms, they want to take away your right to free speech.” Vote effectively.” He went on to criticize California’s efforts to ban voter ID requirements.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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The event occurred on the same property where a gunman’s bullet struck Trump’s right ear and killed a Trump supporter, Corey Comperatore. The shooting resulted in the injury of several other people.
— With files from The Associated Press
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