Elon Musk spoke at a Trump Rally, dubbed ‘Black MAGA,’ and Urged Supporters to Vote.

In Butler, Pennsylvania, a billboard reads “In Musk We Trust.” A Tesla Cybertruck parked on the side of the road with a TRUMP 2024 flag.

With a month left in the presidential campaign, former president Donald Trump returned to Butler for a rally less than three months after an assassination attempt on Trump resulted in the death of one attendee. This time, Trump was joined by X owner Elon Musk and vice president JD Vance.

“Welcome Back to Butler, Mr. President,” read the message in Trump’s top video.

As Trump began to speak, a similar chart appeared about illegal immigration before the assassination attempts. “And as I was saying,” Trump said. He set the time for this moment to happen at 6:11 in the afternoon, which is when he was shot in the ear on July 13. He also remained “silent” in honor of those who were injured or died during the killing. to try in July. Opera singer Christopher Macchio sang Ave Maria, people in the crowd took off their hats, wiped their eyes, and some even knelt as Trump watched solemnly.

“Eight years ago, those who want to prevent us from reaching this future slandered me, blamed me, accused me, tried to remove me from the vote, and who knows? “Maybe he tried to kill me,” Trump said, floating the theory that the assassination attempt was organized by his political opponents. “12 weeks ago we all took a bullet and went to America.”

Trump later invited Musk on stage. Owner X continued wearing a black blazer over an “Occupy Mars” shirt and a black MAGA hat. “As you can see, I’m not just MAGA,” Musk said. “I’m black MAGA.” Dark MAGA is a memecoin, a cryptocurrency inspired by online trends. Dark MAGA ratings rose when Musk spoke.

Musk repeatedly urged the audience and viewers to register to vote. “This election is the most important election of our lives,” said Musk. “This is not a normal election.”

He ended his short speech with a threatening message: “Get everyone you know, and everyone you don’t know, drag them to register to vote,” he said. “If they don’t do this, it will be the last election. That is my prediction.”

Musk’s appearance at Saturday’s rally marked a major milestone in his political evolution. Following the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Musk wrote to X that he had decided to “fully endorse” the former president, and shortly thereafter announced the creation of a political committee (PAC) to support the Trump campaign. Musk initially said he would donate $45 million a month to the PAC, though he has changed his mind. Musk also engaged Trump in a heated live interview at X Spaces in August.

Musk was previously an Obama, Clinton and Biden voter who donated to politicians on both sides of the aisle but has characterized himself as someone who tries to stay out of politics. At the 2015 Vanity Fair event, Musk said he hoped Trump would not win the Republican presidential nomination because “that wouldn’t be good” and “it would be embarrassing.” He also told CNBC that he does not believe that Trump has “the character that reflects well on the United States” while expressing support for the policy platform of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In 2017, Musk donated large sums of money to Republicans, signaling a potential shift in his political constituency. And in 2020, he alerted his many followers by writing cryptically on Twitter: “Take the Red Pill.”