At Trump inauguration rally, Elon Musk placed hand on heart then extended arm outward with palm down - twice. Widely condemned in Germany where such gestures are illegal. Neo-Nazi groups celebrated it. Rep. Nadler: “I never imagined we would see... what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute... behind the Presidential seal. ”
Musk Nazi Salute at Trump Inauguration
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- 01Placed hand on heart then extended arm outward with palm down - twice
- 02Widely condemned in Germany where such gestures are illegal
- 03Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups celebrated it as Nazi salute
- 04Musk dismissed as 'dirty tricks,' then posted Nazi-themed puns and jokes on X
- 05Steve Bannon replicated salute at CPAC to applause
- 06Multiple European political parties demanded Musk be banned from their countries
- 07Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem chair condemned Musk's comments that there is 'too much focus on past guilt'
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