Many people, including several historians, have likened the movement to the “sieg heil” used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler – criticism that Mr Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX chief executive ...

Far-right influencer and Holocaust denier Evan Kilgore also wrote on Twitter, “Holy crap … did Elon Musk just Heil Hitler at the Trump Inauguration Rally in Washington DC… This is incredible ...

During her confirmation hearing, Elise Stefanik, Trump’s nominee for UN ambassador, addressed questions about Elon Musk’s alleged 'Nazi-salute-like' gesture at the inauguration rally. She sharply ...

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Social media users began sharing clips and screenshots of the moment, some alleging that Musk deliberately did the "Sieg Heil" salute while others claimed it was an innocuous motion that came as ...

In Nazi Germany, it was usually accompanied by shouts of "Heil Hitler" or "Sieg Heil". In January 2024, a national law was implemented in Australia making it illegal to perform the Nazi salute in ...

What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. What Trump’s inauguration lacked in tariffs, it made up for in egregious salutes. The Pointer’s San Grewal joins to ...

They support Elon Musk." The Anti-Defamation League later said the gesture was not a sieg heil, calling it an "awkward" move during a "delicate moment" in a statement met with some derision and ...

It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.” Claire Aubin, a historian who specialises in Nazism within the United States, agreed Musk’s gesture was a “sieg heil,” or Nazi salute. “My ...

"Evan Kilgore, a right-wing political commentator, wrote on X, ‘Holy crap, did Elon Musk just Heil Hitler at the Trump inauguration rally. This is incredible. We are so back.’ Andrew Torba ...

Something bizarre was going on with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during Donald Trump's inaugural festivities — and we're not just talking about that apparent Sieg Heil that earned him ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for defending Elon Musk's alleged "heil Hitler salute" during Donald Trump's inauguration. AOC blasted the organization's ...