Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman issued a stark warning to Democrats over the influence Elon Musk is having over voters in his critical swing state.
The lawmaker, 55, said that the worlds richest man has had an undeniable impact, and even likened Musk to Marvels billionaire industrialist comic book and film character Tony Stark - aka Iron Man - in the swing state voters eyes.
Musk is a concern, he told the New York Post. Not even just that he has endorsed [Trump], but the fact that now he’s becoming an active participant and showing up and doing rallies and things like that.
Fettermans warning comes as forecasters continue to say the presidential race will be decided by a razor-thin margin, and the winner of Pennsylvania - a statistical tie in the latest DailyMail.com poll - will likely take the White House.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman issued a stark warning to Democrats over the influence Elon Musk is having over voters in his critical swing state, admitting: Musk is a concern
Although Musk has been a fervent Donald Trump endorser since the summer, the billionaire has notably taken a more public role in recent weeks, including joining the former president on stage at his rallies (pictured speaking to Pennsylvania voters on Friday)
Although Musk has been a fervent Donald Trump endorser since the summer, the billionaire has notably taken a more public role in recent weeks, including joining the former president on stage at his rallies.
And Fetterman said this shift has sparked concern among Pennsylvania Democrats, saying: I think some people would see him as like a Tony Stark.
I mean, (Musk) is incredibly successful, he continued.
Democrats, you know, kind of make light of it, or they make fun of him jumping up and down and things like that. And I would just say that they are doing that at our peril.
Fetterman warned Democrats that Pennsylvania is going to be ridiculously close, and said any factor - such as the $75 million Musk has poured into his pro-Trump SuperPAC - could sway the entire election.
Pennsylvania picks the president, he added.
Trump has a connection that’s undeniable. And anyone that spends any time across Pennsylvania can see that kind of devotion and that’s why it’s going to be very close.
Fetterman warned Democrats against making fun of Musks antics, such as his propensity for jumping up and down at events, saying they would do so at our peril
Fetterman was a staunch supporter of President Biden, but has recently come out behind Kamala Harris campaign and said she could not have run a better campaign than she has so far right now
While he has campaigned for Kamala Harris in recent weeks, Fetterman was a staunch supporter of President Biden and was among his last advocates to remain in the presidential race before he dropped out in July.
He told the Post that he still believes Biden would defeat Trump if he had stayed in the race, saying: I’d like to remind everybody that Biden is the only person that’s ever beaten Trump.
He said the days leading up to Biden dropping out were a total blowtorch, and implied that the president was stabbed in the back.
You had the Democratic side, you have the ongoing, right wing media, and then the celebrities got involved in it as well, too. And then the New York Times became the, ‘he’s got to go’ outlet throughout all that as well, he said.
However, Fetterman insisted that he is fully behind Harris candidacy as he hits the campaign trail with her.
Harris could not have run a better campaign than she has so far right now, he concluded.