Musk paid $1M per day to swing-state voters, then received DOGE role

Elon Musk's America PAC paid $1 million per day to registered voters in seven swing states during the final weeks of the 2024 election, conditioning payments on signing a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments. The Department of Justice warned the sweepstakes may violate federal law prohibiting payment for voter registration, but Musk defied the warning and distributed at least $20 million. Within weeks of Trump's inauguration, Musk was appointed to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, giving his political spending a direct government return.