In an interview, the man described himself as a “white nationalist” and said he doesn’t regret his participation in the Capitol riot.
Musk told supporters, "And I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you," before making the gesture dissected around the world.
"No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes," New York Rep. Elise Stefanik told Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy when pressed before lawmakers at her confirmation hearing.
The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute,
There’s an easy way to say “I wasn't Sieg heiling all my pals” on the world stage. Musk isn’t saying it. Silly libs!
Live‘s Chloe Fineman has no regrets about identifying Elon Musk as the star host that made her cry. The 36-year-old posted an Instagram Story Tuesday night reflecting on the moment she went public. It comes just a day after Musk repeatedly made an evocative hand gesture during a speech at Trump’s inauguration.
Elon Musk has responded to allegations that he performed a Nazi salute at President Donald Trump 's inauguration, calling it a "dirty trick" by his critics. Musk addressed the controversy on his platform X (formerly Twitter) Monday night, replying to a user: "Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired."
Despite media speculation that Elon Musk made an alleged Nazi gesture on Inauguration Day, the Anti-Defamation League defended Musk in a social media post, calling on all political sides to
Gutfeld' panelists discuss the accusation from leftist media and senators that Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute at President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Meteorologist Sam Kuffel was targeted by a conservative media personality for comparing Musk's gesture to a Nazi salute.
Laura Ingraham defended Elon Musk after the billionaire made a hand gesture that resembled a Roman salute used by the Nazis.