BURSTPresident Trump and his senior adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, touted the passage of the ballot measure Tuesday that amends Wisconsin’s Constitution to mandate photo identification for voters.
“VOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT. This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN OF THE NIGHT,” Trump wrote Tuesday night on Truth Social.
“IT SHOULD ALLOW US TO WIN WISCONSIN, LIKE I JUST DID IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!" he added.
Musk, whose America PAC spent more than $12 million to support Schimel, the former state attorney general, called the passage of the ballot measure "the most important thing" in a post on social platform early Wednesday.
The successful measure states that “a qualified elector may not vote in any election unless the elector presents photographic identification issued by this state, by the federal government, by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, or by a college or university in this state, that verifies the elector's identity.”
Their praise comes after Brad Schimel, their preferred candidate in the state's Supreme Court race, lost to his Democratic challenger Susan Crawford.
Musk, who heads six major companies, responded to a user on X, saying he expected Schimel to lose, “but there is value to losing a piece for a positional gain.”
In the lead up to Tuesday night's election, the tech billionaire stressed that the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Schimel and Crawford, a Dane County circuit court judge, “might decide the future of America and Western Civilization,” adding that it is “a big deal.”
His heavy involvement in the Badger State election has also caused some controversy. He gave out oversized $1 million checks to two attendees at a town hall over the weekend that was held in advance of the Schimel-Crawford race, an effort that has faced legal scrutiny.
Ultimately, Crawford beat Schimel by roughly a 10-point margin, preserving the court’s 4-3 liberal majority and handing Democrats a win since the party suffered losses last November.