Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
X users accused Elon Musk of doing the 'Hitler salute' during his inauguration speech in a huge blunder, but others defended him and said he was just celebrating
Elon Musk has seemingly done the unthinkable and shown his knowledge of Nazi history is far deeper than the ADL would like the public to believe.
Elon Musk sparks backlash for sharing a controversial post comparing screenshot from a Taylor Swift's 2014 performance to a Nazi salute.
Donald Trump’s ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk has triggered a controversy with a hand gesture at the inaugural parade in Washington DC. Many have compared it to the Nazi salute. However, experts are divided.
Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.
Grimes, Elon Musk's ex, has responded to the backlash of his controversial hand gesture, which is going viral. On Monday, the Tesla CEO took the stage in Washington, DC's Capital One Arena, beginning his speech by saying, "Thank you for making it happen. Thank you," followed by slapping his right hand on his chest and extending it in salute.
Speaking at a celebratory rally in Washington, Mr. Musk twice extended his arm out with his palm facing down, drawing comparisons to the Nazi salute.
Many were critical of the tech billionaire's speech and gesture, with one X user writing: "You all know what he just did. Don't try to hide from it" The post Elon Musk’s Salute to Trump Crowd Condemned as Nazi Signal: ‘What the Actual F–k?
Podcaster Joe Rogan has weighed in on the debate around whether Elon Musk did a Nazi salute, unsurprisingly coming out fighting for the tech mogul and calling his detractors “a--holes.” Rogan, who recently sidled up to Donald Trump,
Elon Musk's hand gesture while speaking at an event ... Trump has also been accused by some of emulating Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and other fascist leaders since launching his political career.