Did Elon Musk perform a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration?
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. The night was supposed to be Donald Trump’s – but in the end it was Elon Musk who stole the show at the inauguration after appearing to give two back-to-back Nazi salutes on-stage.
![[WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk gestures as hespeaks during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236720141-795e.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Addressing Trump supporters just hours after the Republican candidate was sworn in as the 47th US president last night, Musk hailed the electoral outcome as ‘no ordinary victory’. ‘I just want to say thank you for making it happen,’ said Musk, the owner of SpaceX, X and Tesla and the richest person on earth at the Capital One Arena in Washington.
![[SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks during a rally on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump's second Presidential term, inside Capital One, in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236747934-bdab.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Follow Metro’s live blog for the latest updates after Donald Trump’s inauguration. ‘This was a fork in the road of human civilization. This one really mattered. Thank you for making it happen! Thank you!’. Musk then signed off his speech by slapping his hand to his heart before shooting out his right arm at an upwards angle, with his fingers together and his palm facing down.
![[Elon Musk @elonmusk Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ?everyone is Hitler? attack is sooo tired]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236771914-e044.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=572)
The tech billionaire, who has been tasked with running Trump’s newly-created ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, then turned around and performed the same gesture for a second time before exiting the stage. Musk’s actions immediately drew scrutiny online, with many accusing the SpaceX owner of performing the Sieg Heil salute associated with Adolf Hitler.
