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Elon Musk showed up to Donald Trump's blockbuster Manhattan rally pinch his 4-year-old son, who was wearing a customized reddish MAGA chapeau that read: 'Make Voting Great Again.'
His son, whose afloat sanction is X Æ A-Xii, was besides seen holding up a Trump Vance motion pinch his father's sanction connected it during nan five-hour arena astatine Madison Square Garden.
The youngster, who was pictured beside erstwhile First Lady Melania Trump successful 1 photo, was calved connected May 4, 2020 and is 1 of nan Tesla CEO's 3 children pinch vocalist Grimes.
Recently, Musk has go 1 of Trump's astir salient surrogates and fundraisers, speaking effusively of nan GOP nominee astatine aggregate rallies and donating $75 cardinal to his ain pro-Trump ace PAC.
On Sunday, he hyped up nan crowd of astir 20,000 by telling them he could trim astatine slightest $2 trillion of wasteful spending from nan national fund if Trump were to triumph nan presidency.
During Donald Trump's Sunday rally astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City, Elon Musk smiles down astatine his boy who is wearing an oversized civilization MAGA chapeau that says: 'Make Voting Great Again'
His son, whose afloat sanction is X Æ A-Xii, was besides seen holding up a Trump Vance motion pinch his father's sanction connected it
Musk holds his boy and stands adjacent to erstwhile First Lady Melania Trump, who took nan shape successful a daze appearance
'Your money is being wasted,' Musk said connected stage. 'We're going to get nan authorities disconnected your backmost and retired of your pouch book.'
Howard Lutnick - president and CEO of financial services institution Cantor Fitzgerald, who besides helms the Trump 2024 Transition Team - introduced nan X proprietor to nan shape astatine nan conclusion of his speech.
Lutnick said Musk would soon go nan caput of a newly-created Department of Government Efficiency, an agency whose initials spell retired DOGE, nan cryptocurrency Musk erstwhile promoted.
Before Lutnick ceded nan lectern to nan world's richest man, he asked Musk: 'How overmuch do you deliberation we tin rip retired of this wasted $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?'
'I deliberation we tin do astatine slightest $2 trillion,' Musk replied, getting cheers from nan audience.
The national authorities spent $6.75 trillion successful fiscal twelvemonth 2024, but only took successful $4.92 trillion successful revenue, leaving a $1.83 trillion shortfall, according to nan Treasury Department.
Musk's cuts would shrink nan fund by astir a 3rd and would beryllium much than this year's shortage spending.
Howard Lutnick speaks astatine nan Manhattan rally Sunday. He went onto present Musk to nan stage
Musk sewage a prime-time spot astatine nan sold retired event, speaking conscionable earlier Melania
Oddly enough, Musk's companies Tesla and Space X received billions of dollars successful national contracts from nan government.
During his speech, Musk besides reiterated what he said astir being 'dark MAGA' astatine nan early October rally Trump did successful Butler, Pennsylvania, wherever nan Republican campaigner was changeable by a would-be assassin months earlier.
‘I’m dark, gothic MAGA!' Musk screamed into nan microphone while donning a achromatic MAGA hat.
Musk getting a prime-time spot astatine nan latest Trump rally comes arsenic he faces disapproval and imaginable investigations complete his $1 cardinal regular giveaway to registered voters successful plaything states.
The random lottery began connected October 19 and is being offered to those who signed his petition successful support of free reside and weapon rights.
The seven-figure prize was first won by 3 Pennsylvania Republican voters, each of whom proudly posed pinch their oversized show checks.
Musk, however, has paused nan giveaway successful Pennsylvania after warnings from nan Justice Department.
Kristine Fishell was nan 2nd elector to beryllium fixed a $1 cardinal from Musk's ace PAC
Brian Bauer posed alongside his wife, 3 daughters and family canine pinch nan immense $1 cardinal check. He was latest to triumph Musk's giveaway
The DOJ sent a missive notifying Musk's America PAC that its lottery is perchance successful usurpation of national law, according to aggregate reports.
Plenty of speculation emerged that his 11th hr predetermination sweepstakes would deed roadblocks, pinch galore pointing retired that it's forbidden to springiness distant money to sway voters aliases get them to registry to vote.
DOJ warnings and calls for investigations by Democrats and Republicans alike haven't yet deterred Musk, who arsenic precocious arsenic Friday handed retired different $1 cardinal to a Wisconsin teacher, Brian Bauer.
After Musk's reside wrapped up, he introduced Melania, who said for 5 minutes.
'New York City and America needs their magic back,' she told nan crowd aft she took nan stage.
Melania, wearing a black-and-white animal people jacket, past introduced nan erstwhile president. The joined couple hugged and exchanged kisses connected nan cheek.
Melania Trump stunned nan crowd astatine Madison Square Garden erstwhile she made a astonishment appearance
Melania introduced her hubby successful beforehand of a packed location astatine Madison Square Garden
Trump's latest rally had plentifulness of highlights but his critics latched onto Tony Hinchcliffe's shocking joke
Sunday's rally successful heavy bluish New York City featured speeches from JD Vance, Dr. Phil, Hulk Hogan, Dana White, Tucker Carlson and members of nan Trump family.
The speaker-list had diehard MAGA fans lining up extracurricular Madison Square Garden conscionable earlier sunrise, hours earlier nan doors would open.
The sold retired arena happened conscionable 9 days earlier what could beryllium the closest statesmanlike predetermination successful history.
While location were plentifulness of notable moments throughout, including Trump's comments astir letting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 'go chaotic connected health' aliases him saying presidents person a 'hell of a changeable astatine dying,' nan erstwhile president's critics latched onto a joke told by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.
Hinchcliffe, 1 of nan hosts of podcast Kill Tony, took nan shape and said: 'There’s virtually a floating land of garbage successful nan mediate of nan water correct now. I deliberation it’s called Puerto Rico.'
The connection drew a muted consequence from nan crowd successful nan moment, pinch celebrities and moreover Republican politicians condemning Hinchcliffe.
Two Florida Republicans slammed nan joke, including Senator Rick Scott.
'This joke bombed for a reason. It's not funny and it's not true. Puerto Ricans are astonishing group and astonishing Americans! I've been to nan land galore times. It's a beautiful place,' Scott wrote.
'Everyone should visit! I will ever do immoderate I tin to thief immoderate Puerto Rican successful Florida aliases connected nan island.'
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