Elon Musk Gives “Sizeable Amount” to Trump PAC
Elon Musk has given a “sizeable amount” to a Trump PAC, providing the clearest evidence yet of a rightward shift by the billionaire.
Anonymous insiders told Bloomberg that Musk made the donation to America PAC, with no indication of the size of the gift other than that it was “sizeable.”
The America PAC group can receive unlimited campaign contributions; although it cannot directly fund a presidential candidate. It will be required to disclose its list on donors on Monday.
According to Bloomberg, “The move highlights the growing influence of a technology mogul who tops the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $263.6 billion and his shift from a self-described political independent—who said he preferred to stay out of politics—into a figure who regularly uses his X social-media platform to espouse right-leaning views and assail Democrats.”
Musk has become an increasingly harsh critic of President Joe Biden, regularly using his social-media platform X to give voice to his criticisms. Recently he has Tweeted at length about the failure of Biden’s immigration policies and the need to secure America’s electoral process against fraud.
Musk has been careful, though, not to offer an explicit political endorsement for Trump until this point. In March, when Trump met with Musk and other wealth donors, Musk issued a statement saying, “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US president.”
There’s also been talk of Trump giving Musk a role as a political advisor if he wins a second term.
Musk has not made large political donations in the past. He has given to candidates on both sides of the aisle, including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Marco Rubio, George W. Bush and John Kerry,
Musk himself has made no comment on the donation to America PAC. The group itself declined to comment, but the Biden campaign issued a statement in response to news of Musk’s donation.
“Arrogant billionaires only out for themselves are not what America wants or what America needs,” James Singer, a spokesman, said in a statement.
“Elon knows Trump is a sucker who will sell America out, cutting his taxes while raising taxes on the middle class by $2,500.”
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Restrictions on Trump’s Instagram and Facebook Accounts To Be Lifted
Restrictions placed on Donald Trump’s Instagram and Facebook accounts will be lifted, Meta announced on Friday.
Meta’s president of global affairs, former British politician Nick Clegg, said that the decision was made in the interests of fairness for the upcoming election.
“In assessing our responsibility to allow political expression, we believe that the American people should be able to hear from the nominees for president on the same basis,” Clegg said
“In reaching this conclusion, we also considered that these penalties were a response to extreme and extraordinary circumstances, and have not had to be deployed.”
Since Trump’s Meta accounts were reinstated in January 2023, they have been subject to harsher penalties than those of other users if he violates the rules. Trump has yet to violate Meta policies, but the fear of Meta bosses was that if Trump were to commit a minor infraction during the run-up to the election, one or more of his accounts could be hit with reduced visibility or even suspended for up to two years, and that this could lead to accusations of attempting to influence the course of the election.
Trump was banned from a number of social-media platforms in the days after 6 January 2021, ostensibly for “incitement to violence.” In response, Trump founded his own social-media network Truth Social, which he still relies on as his primary means of communicating directly with his supporters, despite being reinstated on Twitter and other platforms.
Trump is still banned on Snapchat.
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Michigan Governor Whitmer Changes Rules on Investigations of Voter Fraud
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law two bills this week that will significantly alter rules regarding investigations of voter fraud in elections. Critics say they will undermine confidence in the electoral process and make investigating voter fraud significantly more difficult.
Senate Bill 603 states that a voter recount will not be an “investigation or an audit of the conduct of an election,” nor will it be used to used to decide “the qualifications of electors participating in an election or the manner in which ballots are applied for or issued to electors.”
A “satisfactory explanation” for a recount and a “sworn affidavit in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State,” according to a news release from Governor Whitmer’s office.
The cost of recount fees will also be increased and, crucially, a filing for a recount must be submitted within 48 hours of the certification of the vote by a board of canvassers. Boards of canvassers will not be allowed to investigate claims of voter fraud themselves, but must refer the matter to the prosecuting attorney of the county of the office of the state attorney general.
The second bill, Bill 604, alters sentencing guidelines for recount violations.
“These bipartisan bills address a range of issues that will build a stronger future for our communities,” said Governor Whitmer in the news release.
Governor Whitmer added that the two laws will ensure “fair and free elections that make sure the winner can take office without unnecessary interference.”
The bills were opposed by Republican politicians in the state, who argued that they would diminish confidence in the fairness of elections and make it harder to investigate voter fraud
“I understand the importance of preventing frivolous recounts, but we must also acknowledge the rights of candidates and voters to ensure they have confidence in the results,” state Rep. Ann Bollin, last month.
“By making recounts too expensive, we are effectively pricing out local candidates from ensuring the accuracy of election results and diminishing the public’s confidence in the process.”
Other critics suggest the measures are counterproductive and will make it harder to determine whether individuals have voted in multiple states.
BREAKING: Biden And Obama Locked In Blackmail War, Says Trump Insider
BREAKING: Biden And Obama Locked In Blackmail War, Says Trump Insider
Former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos joins Alex Jones live on-air to reveal the blackmail war raging inside the Democrat Party.
BREAKING: Biden And Obama Locked In Blackmail War, Says Trump Insider@GeorgePapa19 pic.twitter.com/UkbkxD5E0i
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) July 12, 2024
Democrat Party Officially Calls For Joe Biden To Step Down, Pulls $90 Million After Disastrous ‘Big Boy’ Conference
Despite Crooked Joe Biden attempting to assuage concerns over his fitness with Thursday’s NATO press conference, Democrats are still intent on removing him from the party’s nomination ahead of November.
The Democratic Party Officially Calls For Joe Biden To Step Down, Pulls 90 Million After Disastrous ‘Big Boy’ Conference pic.twitter.com/k8MOuG29qT
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) July 12, 2024
Police: Trans Teen Shot, Killed Mom & Her Boyfriend, Blamed Fake Home Intruder for Murders
Police in Palm Bay, Florida, claim a transgender teenager shot and killed her mother and her mom’s boyfriend last Saturday, then called 911 to falsely blame the murders on a home invasion.
The teen, identified as 16-year-old Julia Egler, will face charges of premeditated murder after police say she ambushed her mother Kelley McCollum, 41, and her mom’s boyfriend Matthew Szejnrok, 22, waiting for them to return home before violently slaying them.
Florida Today has more:
After investigating the scene, detectives said the teen greeted the couple Saturday night with “Welcome home.” She then shot her mother to death, then shot Szejnrok before stabbing him repeatedly and then shooting him again before he died, records show.
According to police, Egler “was hysterical” when she phoned Palm Bay dispatch around midnight claiming that “an unknown male intruder had entered the residence through a back sliding glass door.”
However, police grew suspicious when they investigated the scene and found Egler had made no mention during her nine-minute 911 call of the two victims being shot.
During interrogation, Egler later confessed to the murders admitting to “obtaining a .38 special revolver from (McCollom’s) bedroom, waiting for the victims to return home, and then shooting them multiple times,” according to The Sacramento Bee.
Egler reportedly cited “longstanding conflicts” with her mother over her gender transition and the age difference in her mom’s relationship with her boyfriend as motives for the murders.
The Bee described the crime scene in detail based off the police affidavit:
Szejnrok’s body was found in bathroom, and he had been shot and stabbed, officials said. McCollom was found in the living room, the affidavit reports.
“When they walked through the front door, (the suspect) told them ‘Welcome home.’” Within moments, Egler shot McCollom multiple times, then repeatedly shot Szejnrok “as he pleaded” for the teen to stop, the affidavit states.
“Egler then followed Matthew into the bathroom where he retreated and began stabbing him repeatedly” while out of ammunition, then he asked to be taken “out of his misery,” according to the affidavit.
Egler then reloaded the gun and shot him in the head, killing him, the affidavit reports.
The shooting comes as a judge in Nashville, Tenn., last week ruled the manifesto of transgender shooter Audrey Hale, who killed 6 people at a Christian private school in March 2023, would not be released to the public.