Elon Musk gave a $1 million check to a man who signed his petition to support free speech and the right to bear arms — and he's not stopping there.

Elon Musk gives random petition signer a $1M check as he announces million-dollar handouts in swing states

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2024-10-21 00:30:04

Elon Musk gave a $1 million check to a man who signed his petition to support free speech and the right to bear arms — and he's not stopping there.

Musk announced on X that he planned to give away $1 million to a random swing state resident who has signed the petition each day until the US election on November 5.

The tech billionaire kicked off the giveaways at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, handing a $1 million check to a man in the audience named John Dreher.

ELON MUSK: “I have a surprise for you. We are going to be awarding $1 MILLION to people who have signed the petition every day, from now until the election.”SIGN America PAC’s petition in support of Free Speech & The Right to Bear Arms: https://t.co/TMeyWUhbrH pic.twitter.com/QcgePZrhMr

Speaking in a promotional video for the petition, Dreher said: "You know when he called me, the first thing that happened, you know, I screamed — it's a million dollars — and I was pumping my check in the air."