Republican Operative Nicholas Jacobs Locks Twitter After Elon Musk Check Controversy

[highplainsdem]

Source: MeidasNews

Nicholas Jacobs, chair of the Wisconsin College Republicans and a rising GOP operative, has locked his Twitter account following intense backlash over his acceptance of a $1 million check from Elon Musk. The controversial payout, handed to Jacobs during Musk’s March 30 rally in Green Bay, has fueled accusations that he was being rewarded for his political influence rather than as an impartial voter.

Critics across social media questioned the ethics of a prominent Republican activist receiving such a massive sum amid Wisconsin’s heated Supreme Court race, leading to growing scrutiny of his role in conservative politics. The Wisconsin attorney general attempted to stop the payouts from Musk over concerns they could influence the election illegally.

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[NotHardly]

1. Yeah, nothing suspicious about that :/

[multigraincracker]

2. Lucky guy. What were the odds, a million to one?

[kysrsoze]

3. So obviously a bribe. Is anyone surprised? They both should go to prison.

[IronLionZion]

4. Vote buying probably is illegal

Melon Husk won't donate money to feed starving people around the world but will pay off individual voters in Wisconsin. Hmm...

[Ellipsis]

5. WTF!

[liberalla]

6. Well Nicholas, if you're really unhappy with the backlash, you could return the check.... OR,

Better yet! Donate it to the Community Food Bank, where it could do some real good....
Or perhaps another charity of your choosing...

[Bengus81]

7. I fucking KNEW IT. So...who got the other one??

[Diraven]

8. Musk even admitted the check winners aren't random

A while back. The million dollar prizes all go to conservative celebrities and influencers, so he can say he's not illegally buying votes or running an illegal sweepstakes, but instead "employing" the "winners" for their "services". He counts on everyone forgetting that.

[Bengus81]

9. Looking for fraud Musk?? Look in the mirror..........

$1M check to a well known RW operative? His odds were let's see...1 in 1.

[usonian]

10. Who remembers John Beresford Tipton?

and Michael Anthony


My name is Michael Anthony, and until his death just a few years ago, I was the executive secretary to the late John Beresford Tipton. John Beresford Tipton, a fabulously wealthy and fascinating man, whose many hobbies included his habit of giving away one million dollars, tax free, each week—to persons he had never even met.



NEVER MET!

[ChazInAz]

11. Slightly off topic, but interesting.

The exteriors of the Tipton estate that were occasionally glimpsed were filmed at Allerton Park: one of Illinois' lesser-known gems.

[usonian]

14. Way off topic, the Filoli mansion in Woodside, California, was seen in the opening credits of Dynasty.

Redwood trees in Denver? It was fun to watch the opening, having visited there. Highly recommended.
Photogenic as all heck. Beautifully maintained, especially the gardens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filoli

[Timeflyer]

13. As a little kid that show fascinated me, mostly the "stranger at the door with a MILLION dollars for you."

The rest of the show, not so much because there were no horses or dogs in most episodes. Remember "Queen for a Day?"

[Kid Berwyn]

12. Rigged

All due to John Roberts, traitor.