Elon Musk has weighed in on Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the British Labor Party after Trump accused “far-left” activists of “blatant foreign interference” in the upcoming elections.
Yesterday, lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Labor of making “illegal foreign campaign contributions” that were “accepted” by Kamala Harris’ campaign.
Former President Trump’s campaign has cited a now-deleted LinkedIn post from Labor chief operations officer Sofia Patel that said 100 current and former staffers would volunteer in battleground states such as North Carolina and Nevada.
The rules on foreigners participating in US elections are strict and state that they must volunteer and not receive any payment. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has insisted no rules were broken because Labor activists campaigned ‘in their spare time’.
However, this has not stopped Trump supporter and billionaire Elon Musk from voicing his opinion on the international incident on his platform X.
Elon Musk campaigns with Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Elon Musk has joined Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the British Labor Party after Trump accused ‘far-left’ activists of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in the upcoming elections
Trump on the Republican campaign trail. Yesterday, lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing Labor of making “illegal foreign campaign contributions” that were “accepted” by Kamala Harris’ campaign.
The rules on foreigners participating in US elections are strict and state that they must volunteer and not receive any payment. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured) has insisted that no rules were broken as Labor activists campaigned ‘in their spare time’
Musk responded to an unverified message claiming that Labor was trying to “kill Muscus’ Twitter” by allegedly harassing advertisers by posting: “This is war.”
He also reposted a copy of Trump’s original post about the complaint, which claimed Labor’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 gave her thoughts on the incident. In a repost 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.”
She ended the post in block letters: “NOW IT’S TIME TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND SAVE DEMOCRACY!”
Musk also joined Republican outrage surrounding British Labor activists volunteering in the US.
When the story first broke earlier this month, Musk responded by saying the move is “illegal.”
But his response was quickly met with a demeaning note from the community stating that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) explicitly allows foreigners to serve as campaign volunteers.
Trump supporter and billionaire Elon Musk has expressed his opinion about the international incident on his platform X
Musk is campaigning in Butler. He responded to an unverified message claiming Labor was trying to ‘kill Muscus’ Twitter’ by allegedly harassing advertisers by posting: ‘This is war’
The FEC, which regulates U.S. elections, says foreign volunteers may not donate money to campaigns or spend money on their behalf, nor may they “participate in the decision-making process,” but they may participate in activities as an “unpaid volunteer.”
This is the latest row between Musk and Britain’s new Labor government.
Last month, Musk was excluded from the British 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 claimed.
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The CEO and owner of Tesla also came under fire in August for saying “civil war is inevitable” in response to a post blaming the violent demonstrations on the effects of “mass migration and open borders.”
A spokesperson for Keir Starmer quickly addressed Musk’s comment, telling reporters “there’s no justification for that.”
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Despite the good relationship between the British Prime Minister and Musk, Starmer has insisted he has a good relationship with Trump.
Asked whether 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 goal in doing so was to make sure that we built a good relationship between the two of us, which we did, and I was very grateful. to him for making time.”
Meanwhile, experts have warned that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters in key swing states could be breaking the law.
The CEO of Tesla and the richest man in the world recently announced that he would give away a large amount of money every day until the presidential election on November 5 to a random registered voter from seven swing states who have signed his America PAC petition in support of the first and second election campaigns. change.
Speak with CNN Derek Muller, a lecturer at Notre Dame Law School, said: “If you start limiting prizes or giveaways to only registered voters or only people who have voted, then it raises concerns about bribery.”
Mr. Muller warned that limiting the giveaway to only registered voters would make it seem like Musk is handing out money for voter registration.