Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,

X users accused Elon Musk of doing the 'Hitler salute' during his inauguration speech in a huge blunder, but others defended him and said he was just celebrating

Elon Musk sparks backlash for sharing a controversial post comparing screenshot from a Taylor Swift's 2014 performance to a Nazi salute.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to Elon Musk’s defense Thursday, claiming that the billionaire’s disturbing inauguration gesture —which millions of people around the world recognized as the Sieg Heil salute used by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party—was little more than a misunderstanding.

Speaking at a celebratory rally in Washington, Mr. Musk twice extended his arm out with his palm facing down, drawing comparisons to the Nazi salute.

Many were critical of the tech billionaire's speech and gesture, with one X user writing: "You all know what he just did. Don't try to hide from it" The post Elon Musk’s Salute to Trump Crowd Condemned as Nazi Signal: ‘What the Actual F–k?

Elon Musk's hand gesture while speaking at an event ... Trump has also been accused by some of emulating Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and other fascist leaders since launching his political career.

Podcaster Joe Rogan has weighed in on the debate around whether Elon Musk did a Nazi salute, unsurprisingly coming out fighting for the tech mogul and calling his detractors “a--holes.” Rogan, who recently sidled up to Donald Trump,

Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday taunting those who accused him of doing a Nazi salute at an event after President

Vivian Wilson, 21, broke her silence on her estranged father Elon Musk’s salute at Trump’s inauguration rally - telling her followers 'let’s call a spade a f***ing spade'

During the 26 January episode of SNL, Weekend Update host Michael Che mocked Musk for the salute, once again drawing comparisons to the Nazis and Musk’s own Tesla brand. “Elon Musk was criticised for his speech at a rally after the inauguration in which he appears to give the Nazi salute.