Elon Musk has waded into Donald Trump’s legal case against the British Labor Party after Trump accused “far-left” activists of “blatant foreign interference” in the upcoming election.
Yesterday, lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing the Labor Party of making “illegal foreign campaign contributions” that were “accepted” by Kamala Harris’ campaign.
Former President Trump’s campaign cited a now-deleted LinkedIn post by Sofia Patel, Labor’s chief operating officer, that said 100 current and former employees were going to volunteer in battleground states like North Carolina and Nevada.
The rules on foreigners working on US elections are strict, stating that they must be volunteers and cannot receive any payment. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted that no rules had been broken because Labor activists were campaigning “in their spare time.”
However, this has not stopped billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk from expressing his opinion about the international incident on his X platform.
Elon Musk campaigning with Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Elon Musk has waded into Donald Trump’s legal case against the British Labor Party after Trump accused “far-left” activists of “blatant foreign interference” in the upcoming election.
Trump in the Republican campaign. Yesterday, lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing the Labor Party of making “illegal foreign campaign contributions” that were “accepted” by Kamala Harris’ campaign.
The rules on foreigners working on US elections are strict, stating that they must be volunteers and cannot receive any payment. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured) has insisted no rules were broken because Labor activists were campaigning “in their spare time”.
Musk responded to an unverified post alleging that the Labor Party was trying to “kill Musk’s Twitter” by allegedly harassing advertisers by posting: “This is war.”
He also reposted a copy of Trump’s original statement on the complaint filed, which claimed that the Labor Party’s “far-left” policies had “inspired Kamala’s dangerously liberal policies and rhetoric.” Musk’s response to the complaint was simply “Good.”
The CEO of Musk-owned X also expressed her opinion on the incident. In a new post of the same accusation that Labor wanted to “kill Musk’s Twitter”, Linda Yaccarino said: “This is unconscionable and wrong.” Evil thrives in darkness. “We will continue to expose those who seek to silence our users.”
He ended the post in all caps: ‘NOW IS THE TIME TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND SAVE DEMOCRACY!’
Musk also joined the Republican outrage over British Labor activists volunteering in the United States.
When the story first broke earlier this month, Musk responded by saying the move “is illegal.”
But his response was quickly met with a humiliating community note stating that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) explicitly allows foreign citizens to serve as campaign volunteers.
Billionaire and Trump supporter Elon Musk expressed his opinion on the international incident on his platform X
Musk campaigning in Butler. He responded to an unverified post alleging that the Labor Party was trying to “kill Musk’s Twitter” by allegedly harassing advertisers by posting: “This is war.”
The FEC, which regulates US elections, says foreign volunteers are not allowed to donate money to campaigns or spend money on their behalf, nor can they “participate in the decision-making process,” but they can participate in activities such as ‘unpaid volunteer’.
This is the latest dispute between Musk and the new Labor government in the United Kingdom.
Last month, Musk was excluded from the UK government’s International Investment Summit.
He was not invited because of his social media posts during the riots that swept Britain in August, the BBC said.
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The CEO and owner of Tesla was also criticized in August for saying that “civil war is inevitable” in response to a post that blamed violent protests on the effects of “mass migration and open borders.”
A spokesperson for Keir Starmer quickly addressed Musk’s comment, telling reporters that “there is no justification for that.”
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Kristine Fishell is one of the winners of Elon Musk’s $1 million daily giveaway. An electoral law expert has joined a cacophony of voices describing the measure as unethical or even potentially illegal.
Despite the growing relationship between the British Prime Minister and Musk, Starmer has insisted that he has a good relationship with Trump.
Asked if the episode could jeopardize his relationship with Trump, Sir Keir said: “No.”
He added: “I spent time in New York with President Trump, had dinner with him, and my purpose in doing so was to make sure that between the two of us we established a good relationship, which we did, and I was very grateful.” To him for making the time for us.
Meanwhile, experts have warned that Elon Musk’s $1 million daily donation to registered voters in key states could be breaking the law.
The Tesla CEO and richest man in the world recently announced that every day until the presidential election on November 5, he would give away a large sum of cash to a random registered voter from seven swing states who have signed his America PAC petition. in support of the first and the second. amendment.
talking to cnn Derek Muller, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, said, “When you start limiting prizes or gifts to only registered voters or only to people who have voted, that’s where bribery problems arise.”
Muller warned that by limiting the giveaway to only registered voters, it appears as if Musk is handing out cash for voter registration.