Musk heads Trump's Department of Governmental Efficiency, an advisory commission chartered to recommend federal spending cuts and regulations for elimination. The body, co-chaired by businessman and likely Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy,
After telling the audience "thank you" for reelecting Trump, Musk appeared to grab his chest and then forcefully extended his right arm fully into the air with an outstretched straight hand while making a grunting noise. He then turned around and repeated the gesture before touching his chest again and telling the crowd, "My heart goes out to you."
Musk's gesture, which some called a "Nazi salute," sparked outrage among Democratic lawmakers, as well as politicians in Europe.
Several major tech moguls were given priority seats at President Trump’s second inauguration on Monday, including X CEO Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
President Trump’s allies and aides are learning to deal with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has had a consistent presence in the early days of the Trump administration. Musk had a front-row seat at
Branko Grims, a Slovenian member of the European Parliament, cited Musk's "support for the fundamental human right of freedom of speech."
As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.
An authentic Fox News graphic was manipulated and circulated online to suggest that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was "cool" about a recent disputed hand gesture made by Elon Musk.
The controversial cleric has said he is 'not a Nazi' after performing the gesture at the end of his speech at the National Pro-Life summit in Washington DC on Friday.
Elon Musk may be contemplating a lawsuit against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The billionaire businessman was giving a speech during President Trump’s inauguration celebration earlier this month when he made a gesture that was later compared to a Nazi salute.