Elon Musk accused of giving 'Nazi-style' salute at Trump inauguration celebration
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Billionaire Elon Musk has been accused of giving a “Nazi-style” salute as he delivered a speech during celebrations for Donald Trump’s inauguration. The world’s richest man made a strange hand gesture and drew online comparisons to the fascist salute on Monday, although he quickly dismissed criticism.
"Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired," Musk said on his social media platform X late on Monday. The gesture immediately surprised broadcasters commentating on the event. Standing ovation for Elon Musk. By far the biggest reception of the day,” CNN anchor Erin Burnett explained. “You saw him come out with that odd-looking salute.”.
Meanwhile, her fellow anchor Kasie Hunt added that the gesture “was evocative of things that we have seen through history” and “not something you typically see at American rallies”. Musk took to the Capital One Arena stage in Washington to huge cheers, pumping his arms and shouting, "Yesssss.".
"This was no ordinary victory. This was a fork in the road of human civilization," he said. "This one really mattered. Thank you for making it happen! Thank you," he said. Biting his bottom lip, he thumped his right hand over his heart, fingers spread wide, then extended his right arm out, emphatically, at an upward angle, palm down and fingers together. Then he turned and made the same hand gesture to the crowd behind him.
