Elon Musk calls 2024 a 'must-win situation' for free speech, touts Trump's character after being 'under fire'

Elon Musk stood down bulletproof solid arsenic helium spoke to a packed assemblage of Trump rallygoers successful Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening.

"The existent trial of someone's quality is however they behave nether fire," helium said, donning a acheronian "MAGA" chapeau and a garment that read, "Occupy Mars."

"We had 1 president who couldn't ascent a formation of stairs and different who was fist pumping aft getting shot," helium continued. "America is the location of the brave, and there's nary truer trial than courageousness nether fire, truthful who bash you privation representing America?"

The assemblage erupted, waving signs that work "Never Surrender" and "Fight, Fight, Fight" down the stage.

ELON MUSK: LA RESIDENTS RECOIL AT MENTION OF TRUMP'S NAME

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks arsenic Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump listens astatine a run lawsuit astatine the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, successful Butler, Pa.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The multi-billionaire concern magnate joined Former President Trump on-stage during his archetypal instrumentality to Butler since facing an assassination effort astatine the hands of 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks astatine the tract conscionable 12 weeks prior.

Musk, who has outspokenly defended escaped speech, warned that adjacent month's Nov. 5 faceoff betwixt Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris volition beryllium the "most important election of our lifetime," with basal freedoms that are the bedrock of ideology astatine stake. 

"This is simply a must-win situation," helium told the assemblage of 60,000. 

MUSK ENERGIZES TRUMP SUPPORTERS AT BUTLER RALLY, 3 MONTHS AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON FORMER PRESIDENT

Elon Musk jumps connected the signifier arsenic Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump speaks astatine a run rally astatine the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, successful Butler, Pa.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

"This is nary mean election. The different broadside wants to instrumentality distant your state of speech. They privation to instrumentality distant your close to carnivore arms. They privation to instrumentality distant your close to ballot effectively. You've got 14 states present that don't necessitate elector I.D. California, wherever I utilized to live, conscionable passed a instrumentality banning elector ID for voting. I inactive can't judge that's real. So, however are you expected to person a good, due predetermination if there's nary ID? It's meaningless."

Musk metamorphosed the Trump base's "Fight, Fight, Fight" slogan into a telephone to enactment – "Vote, Vote, Vote" – a chant embodying his unit connected those contiguous to "be a pest" by repeatedly telling others to get out, registry and vote.

"If there's 1 takeaway for thing that volition substance is getting those registrations and past and past getting everyone to really vote. That is what volition determine this election, particularly successful Pennsylvania," helium added.

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