Judge orders Elon Musk to court over $1 million giveaway in US election

Elon Musk speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP)

A Philadelphia judge will hear the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s one million dollars-a-day (€921,400) sweepstakes in battleground states on Thursday.

The giveaways come from Mr Musk’s political organisation, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.