While speaking to a crowd of MAGA faithful on Monday, Elon Musk made a grunting noise, placed a hand on his heart and extended it outwards in a quick, snapping motion, palm facing down. He then repeated the motion for the people behind him.
Some across the political spectrum said the gesture looked like a "Heil Hitler" salute. The ADL said it was not.
Laura Loomer, a close ally of President Trump’s and a far-right activist, asked the president to intervene as she continues to accuse billionaire Elon Musk of censoring her account on his social media platform X. “It’s outrageous,” Loomer wrote Wednesday in a post on X. “I worked my a‑‑ off to help President Trump get…
Elon Musk appeared to make a fascist gesture during Donald Trump's inauguration, performing what looked almost exactly like a Nazi salute.
Elon Musk’s salute before a cheering crowd during Trump’s inauguration festivities has ignited a swirl of debate about whether he did a Nazi salute, a so-called Roman salute or another gesture
My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero had stronger words for what experts described as a Hitler-esque gesture: "f--k this guy."
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.
The gesture from Musk is eerily similar to the salute made prominent during the height of Adolf Hitler’s antisemitic and […]
BMW UK announced it would stop posting on X (formerly Twitter) without giving reasons, leading to backlash and mockery. Users brought up BMW's World War II history and accused them of becoming woke. BMW will still offer customer support on X.
Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday taunting those who accused him of doing a Nazi salute at an event after President Trump’s inauguration.
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Elon Musk’s Nazi Salute Just Got the Most Insane Defender
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to Elon Musk’s defense Thursday, claiming that the billionaire’s disturbing inauguration gesture —which millions of people around the world recognized as the Sieg Heil salute used by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party—was little more than a misunderstanding.