LANCASTER, Pa. For two and a half hours, in a Marriott ballroom transformed into a moody red, blue and black town hall space, no question was off-limits for Elon Musk, the man who wants to colonize Mars and whose latest project is bankrolling one of the biggest get-out-the-vote operations for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

And for two and a half hours on Saturday night, Musk delivered a one-man show that was part Q&A from random audience members, part stream of consciousness, and part self-styled stand-up routine.

We will be illegal aliens on Mars, mused Musk, the worlds richest man, talking about space and his desire for humans to eventually inhabit another planet, moments after doing a starfish jump in black cowboy boots.

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO was the headliner for the event put on by his political action committee, America PAC, which has sunk at least $75 million of Musks personal fortune into electing Donald Trump in key swing states. The bulk of Musks efforts appear to be in Pennsylvania, where Musk just hosted his second town of the election cycle that featured despite a warning from the Department of Justice the latest installment of America PACs daily million-dollar giveaway for people who sign his petition in support of the Constitution. (Musk argued this wasnt an illegal bribe to vote. You dont even have to vote. It would be nice if you voted, but you dont have to, Musk said after handing a woman a gigantic prop check.)

The event was, in theory, about voting in this election for Donald Trump. After subjecting the audience to 45 minutes of college football on jumbo screens, Musk finally hopped, literally, onstage and encouraged people to vote in any way possible, including early in-person and via absentee ballot.

But mostly, this was a vehicle for Musk who cant run for president himself as a foreign-born naturalized citizen to be the center of attention and a major player in American politics, especially with both him and Trump suggesting Musk may have a role in a Trump White House that would directly influence policy for his tech companies.

Listen, I love America, said Musk, a native of apartheid South Africa. And some of you will say, Look, thats just jingoistic propaganda. I dont care. I love jingoistic propaganda. Its awesome.

Vice President Kamala Harris has no shortage of celebrities in her corner Beyonc, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem. The list really does go on and on. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has, in terms of household names that might get you to the polls, Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and Elon Musk.

But unlike Hogan or Beyonc, Musk has actually taken on the role of campaign surrogate and financial benefactor, spending more than $130 million to help Trump and the GOP in this election cycle. Musk also controls one of the worlds biggest social media sites that happens to be a major supplier of election disinformation benefitting Trump.

Thats made Musk an easy target for Democrats, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who has called Musk Trumps running mate and says hes trying to buy Trump the election while skipping like a dipshit onstage with him. Musk is often now the image used in TV ads when Democrats want to invoke billionaires receiving undeserved tax cuts.