Donald Trump uthuthukise amathuba akhe okuwina umjaho kamongameli ngokumelene Kamala Harris ngamaphesenti ama-3 epulatifomu yePolymarket, efinyelela ku-51%. Lokhu kwenzeke ngemuva komhlangano obuseButler, ePennsylvania, lapho uTrump ebonakale khona kanye no-billionaire u-Elon Musk.
UMusk uvume esidlangalaleni uTrump kulo mhlangano, wabiza ukhetho oluzayo ngokuthi "lubaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni kwesizwe" futhi usola iDemocratic Party ngokusongela ukukhuluma ngokukhululeka namalungelo omthethosisekelo. Ngokusho kochwepheshe abaningi, inkulumo kaMusk yanikeza amandla amasha kubaxhasi bakaTrump, okwakubonakala ekwandeni kwezinkinga zakhe epulatifomu yokubikezela iPolymarket.
UTrump uphinde wagcizelela ukuqina kwakhe ngemuva kokuzama ukubulala uButler, wachaza ukuthi akuzange kuphule umoya wakhe. Lo mhlangano uhlanganise amashumi ezinkulungwane zabasekeli abamemeza bethi "Ukulwa, ukulwa, ukulwa," ukusekela inkulumo kaTrump okuhloswe ngayo ukuvikela amagugu aseMelika nokuphikisana nezinqubomgomo zeDemocratic.