Elon Musk arriving in Green Bay tonight for town hall
Musk attorneys ask two liberal state Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from AG Joh Kaul’s plea to block Musk from giving away money to two Wisconsinites
WATCH 12. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GINO. AND BREAKING TONIGHT. ELON MUSK ARRIVING IN WISCONSIN AHEAD OF TUESDAY’S CRITICAL STATE SUPREME COURT ELECTION BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE BRAD SCHIMEL AND THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE, SUSAN CRAWFORD. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR FINAL SPRINT AND THE STATE’S DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GENERAL, JOSH KAUL, ASKING THE LIBERAL CONTROLLED STATE SUPREME COURT TO URGENTLY STEP IN BEFORE MUSK’S 630 EVENT BEGINS. WE BEGIN WITH POLITICAL DIRECTOR MATT SMITH. FOR US LIVE IN GREEN BAY. MATT. ELON PROMISING TONIGHT TO GIVE OUT $2 MILLION. IN CYREIA. THE DEMOCRATIC ATTORNEY GENERAL, JOSH KAUL, URGENTLY TRYING TO STOP THAT WITH TIME RUNNING OUT FOR HIM TONIGHT, AS THE CROWD BEGINS TO GATHER HERE, CALL ASKING THE LIBERAL CONTROLLED STATE SUPREME COURT TO STEP IN BEFORE 630 TONIGHT AND PREVENT ELON MUSK FROM GIVING AWAY $2 MILLION FROM THE STAGE BEHIND ME TO TWO WISCONSINITES. MUSK, WHO IS BACKING SCHIMEL AND SPENDS ABOUT 20 MILLION ON THIS RACE SO FAR, INITIALLY SAID HE WOULD PAY TWO VOTERS THAT MILLION DOLLARS EACH TONIGHT. MUSK LATER CHANGING THAT TO SAY IT WOULD GO TO TWO PEOPLE WHO SIGNED A PETITION OPPOSING WHAT HE CALLS ACTIVIST JUDGES. NO INDICATION FROM THE COURT AT THIS HOUR WHETHER JUSTICES WILL WEIGH IN. BUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON, ATTORNEYS FOR ELON MUSK HAVE CALLED ON LIBERAL JUSTICES REBECCA DALLET AND JILL KAROFSKY TO RECUSE THEMSELVES AFTER PUBLICLY CAMPAIGNING FOR SUSAN CRAWFORD. I TALKED ALSO WITH JUSTICE ANN WALSH BRADLEY, WHO ALSO WAS CAMPAIGNING FOR CRAWFORD, ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS CASE. FRIDAY. IS THAT LEGAL? WHAT HE PROPOSED? WELL, WHO KNOWS? THE REASON I SAY THAT IS ISSUES CAN COME BEFORE THE COURT, BUT CERTAINLY THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE ARE SMART. THEY’RE HARD WORKING, THEY HAVE GOOD VALUES. THEY CAN LOOK AT THIS FROM A POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW AND KNOW WHETHER IT’S GOOD FOR THIS STATE AND GOOD FOR THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. AND THE ANSWER IS NO. MATT, A TON OF MOVING PIECES TONIGHT. WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM THE EVENT ITSELF? SETTING UP BEHIND YOU? YEAH. HIGHLY CHARGED AND POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF TUESDAY. WE DON’T KNOW THAT ELON MUSK’S ATTORNEYS ARE ARGUING TONIGHT THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO PREVENT HIM FROM GIVING AWAY THAT MONEY TARGETS HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE DO KNOW THIS EVENING THIS IS BEING BILLED AS A TOWN HALL. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR RON JOHNSON EXPECTED TO BE HERE ALONGSIDE FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER. ONE PERSON WHO WON’T BE HERE TONIGHT, CYREIA BRA
Elon Musk arriving in Green Bay tonight for town hall
Musk attorneys ask two liberal state Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from AG Joh Kaul’s plea to block Musk from giving away money to two Wisconsinites
Updated: 5:48 PM CDT Mar 30, 2025
Elon Musk will be in Wisconsin Sunday night for a town hall ahead of Tuesday’s critical state Supreme Court election between conservative candidate Brad Schimel and liberal Susan Crawford.The state’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to urgently step in before Musk’s 6:30 p.m. event begins and block Musk from giving out $2 million to two Wisconsinites ahead of Tuesday’s election.Musk, who’s backing Schimel and spent about $20 million in the race, initially said he would pay two voters that million dollars each Sunday night. The billionaire later changed that to say it would go to two people who signed a petition opposing what he calls “activist judges.”There has been no indication from the court yet whether justices will weigh in Sunday night. However, late Sunday afternoon, Musk’s attorneys called on liberal justices Rebeca Dallet and Jill Karofsky to recuse themselves after publicly campaigning for Crawford. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be at the town hall, but Schimel will not be there. Top HeadlinesAppeals Court denies AG Josh Kaul’s effort to stop Elon Musk’s $2 million payments to Wisconsin votersSecurity officer struggles to get K-9 to stop biting civilian in Wisconsin mall incidentRichard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare,’ dies at 90
Elon Musk will be in Wisconsin Sunday night for a town hall ahead of Tuesday’s critical state Supreme Court election between conservative candidate Brad Schimel and liberal Susan Crawford.
The state’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to urgently step in before Musk’s 6:30 p.m. event begins and block Musk from giving out $2 million to two Wisconsinites ahead of Tuesday’s election.
Musk, who’s backing Schimel and spent about $20 million in the race, initially said he would pay two voters that million dollars each Sunday night.
The billionaire later changed that to say it would go to two people who signed a petition opposing what he calls “activist judges.”
There has been no indication from the court yet whether justices will weigh in Sunday night.
However, late Sunday afternoon, Musk’s attorneys called on liberal justices Rebeca Dallet and Jill Karofsky to recuse themselves after publicly campaigning for Crawford.
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be at the town hall, but Schimel will not be there.
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