"I Don't Want to Die"... What Happened to Musk Who Poured Money into Trump?

"Sign the Petition for a Chance to Win 1.4 Billion Won"
Musk Faces 'Illegal Election Campaign' Controversy

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and supporter of former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, claimed that the risk of him being assassinated has greatly increased.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk adjusts his hat ahead of a support speech for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 17th (local time) in Paulsboro, Pennsylvania. Musk is reported to have donated approximately $75 million (1.021 billion KRW) to assist Trump's campaign.
[Photo by AP News]

On the 21st (local time), Musk pointed out on the social networking service X (formerly Twitter) that "the mainstream U.S. media is actively inciting assassination attempts against Donald Trump and me." Along with this, he shared a video from a Trump support rally held in Pennsylvania where he said, "The risk of me being assassinated has dramatically increased," adding, "Getting involved in politics is not something I want. I do not want to die."

He also posted a screenshot of an online page containing the English article title and image from the German media outlet Spiegel. The image featured a composite photo under the headline "Enemy number two," showing Musk's face alongside a partially torn and pasted photo of Trump's face.

[Image source=X (X, formerly Twitter)]

Earlier, on July 13, shortly after former President Trump narrowly escaped his first assassination attempt, Musk publicly expressed his support for Trump. Especially as the election day approaches, he has been launching an all-out support campaign.

At a support rally held on the 19th in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Musk said, "Because I want as many people as possible to sign this petition, I have prepared a surprise gift for you," promising to pay $1 million (approximately 1.37 billion KRW) daily to randomly selected signatories until election day. The petition Musk referred to is a pledge supporting the First Amendment (freedom of expression) and the Second Amendment (right to bear arms). Although vote-buying is defined as a crime under current U.S. federal law, paying money to petition signers or those encouraging signatures is not illegal.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigned on the 13th (local time) in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Arizona is considered a battleground state in the U.S. presidential election.
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However, Josh Shapiro, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, appeared on NBC the previous day and pointed out that an investigation by judicial authorities is needed to determine whether Musk’s payment conditioned on voter registration constitutes vote-buying.

Musk is reported to have donated about $75 million (approximately 103.5 billion KRW) over three months until last month to 'America PAC,' a super PAC (political fundraising organization) established to support former President Trump, leading analysts to say he is shaking up the final stages of the U.S. presidential election.