Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but says the gesture was merely “a wave.”

Elon Musk was previously criticized for a similar gesture at a speech last month celebrating Trump’s inauguration.

The gesture comes as Trump and his allies have prompted growing alarm among critics about their embrace of authoritarian messaging and symbols.

Bardella announced his withdrawal from the conference after claiming Bannon made a "gesture referring to Nazi ideology" during a speech on Thursday. Bannon was accused of giving a Nazi salute after he extended his right arm out with palm facing out after his address, though he has denied the claim.

Trump's longtime ally and former strategist Stephen Bannon makes a straight-arm gesture that many see as a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering. He says it was just “a wave.”

The right-wing activist and convicted felon's gesture was identical to the one Musk made at Donald Trump's inauguration The post Steve Bannon Gives Apparent Nazi Salute During CPAC Speech, Mirroring Elon Musk | Video appeared first on TheWrap.

Jordan Bardella, the president of National Rally, a French the far-right party, canceled his appearance at CPAC in protest of Bannon's gesture.

Bannon "extended his hand" during a speech at the conference, according to reports. Read also: Bannon vows to ‘kick Musk out’ before Trump takes office "Yesterday at the podium, when I was not in the room,

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