Tech billionaire Elon Musk has responded to recent backlash over allegations that he made a Nazi salute by posting a string of Nazi puns.
Here’s the thing about Nazi salutes. If you didn’t mean to make one, you would apologize if someone thought you did. Say you’re at a right-wing rally and find yourself in the middle of “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm” – clapping your hand over your heart and then thrusting it stiff-armed over the crowd.
The image is altered. Footage taken at a Pennsylvania rally shows Walz raising his hand to wave at the audience. He didn't perform a Nazi salute.
Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far right.
As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture made by his supporter Elon Musk that many people claime
Musk aggressively thumped his open palm onto his upper chest and—to the shock of millions of viewers around the Western world—delivered a Roman, or fascist, salute.
Historians disagree over the significance of Musk’s gesture, which is reminiscent of the greeting used by 20th century fascists and their modern-day supporters. View on euronews
US President Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration went down in infamy after tech billionaire Elon Musk made a controversial gesture that was widely interpreted as the Nazi salute. Moved by the incident,
So was it a Hitler salute or wasn't it? Speaking at President Donald Trump's inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally upward, palm facing down.
It's not about demanding Germans "feel guilty" over the sins of past generations, but urging them to come to terms with how and why the Holocaust happened. The post Elon Musk’s Dangerous Twisting of German History first appeared on Mediaite.
Kate, 43, joined her husband Prince William, 42, who himself paid tribute to those who lost their lives during the Holocaust.