After Donald Trump called Elon Musk an expert in "voting computers," some viewers speculated that the remark raised questions about election integrity.
A comment made by former President Donald Trump at his victory rally has sparked wild conspiracy theories suggesting that Elon Musk played a role in rigging the 2024 election results in Pennsylvania. Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd on Sunday, Trump praised Musk for his expertise with computers, particularly in relation to vote-counting systems.
A Republican official under fire in Pennsylvania for making a Nazi-like salute in a TikTok has resigned from multiple governing positions. Laura Smith, the Towamencin Township supervisor and vice chair of the township’s Board of Supervisors, appeared to mimic Elon Musk in the video she publicly shared Thursday, Jan. 23, according to PennLive.com.
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated shortly as the 47th President of the US, held a massive victory rally in Pennsylvania, where his one remark about billionaire Elon Musk has sparked wild conspiracy theories.
Musk, 53, spoke to a crowd of Trump supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., after Trump was sworn in at the U.S. Capitol. While thanking the supporters, Musk put his right hand over his heart, then extended his arm out with his palm down. He then turned around and repeated the gesture.
The tech billionaire, who has been a fixture at Trump's side since the election, regularly clashes with the president's supporters.
Laura Smith, vice chair of the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors, resigned Sunday after she posted the video on TikTok.
The election will see Pa. Supreme Court justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht running to retain their seats, putting Democrats' majority on the line.
A local elected official in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has resigned after coming under fire for a video shared on social media.