The billionaire was giving a speech during Donald Trump's inauguration when he made the salute—not once, but twice—while speaking about the election's importance.
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Not everyone was convinced by Musk's defense, however.
Historian of fascism here. That was a Nazi salute - and a very belligerent one too t.co/PB9sFCVJGA
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) January 20, 2025Even some of Musk's supporters believed the gesture to be intentional, as Slate reported, with one "prominent Holocaust denier" writing, “Holy crap...did Elon Musk just Heil Hitler at the Trump Inauguration Rally in Washington DC…This is incredible,” adding later, “We are so back.”
In November 2023, Musk replied to a post on X accusing Jewish communities of pushing "hatred against whites," calling it "actual truth," according to the BBC.
"We condemn this abhorrent promotion of antisemitic and racist hate in the strongest terms," Bates declared at the time.
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