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Musk Gives Out $1 Million Checks in Wisconsin Ahead of Critical Supreme Court Election

HeadlineMar 31, 2025

A day after the mass protests, Elon Musk traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, ahead of Tuesday’s state Supreme Court election. Musk has spent around $20 million to support Trump-backed candidate Brad Schimel over liberal Susan Crawford in what’s become the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history.

On Friday, Wisconsin’s attorney general sued Musk for offering to give $1 million checks to two voters who signed one of his petitions. On Sunday, Musk went ahead with his giveaway.

Elon Musk: “Let me first hand out two $1 million checks in appreciation.”

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