Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.
Musk has been under scrutiny after making a hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute at a Trump inauguration event earlier the week.
Most would shy away from being associated with a Nazi salute. But not billionaire Elon Musk. On Monday, Musk made
Sam Kuffel, a CBS weather reporter, was fired after she slammed Elon Musk on her Instagram account for making a Nazi salute during a Presidential Inau
Elon Musk pounded his fist to his chest and extended his right arm into the air during a speech Monday, which many have equated to a Nazi salute—while defenders say it was accidental.
Elon Musk has taken to X to make a slew of Nazi jokes, fresh from having to bat away suggestions that he did a fascist salute on President Donald Trump’s inauguration day. With the world’s eyes on the MAGA boss’ post-ceremony rally Monday,
The ADL, which works to combat antisemitism, initially gave Musk the benefit of the doubt over an 'awkward' hand gesture he performed after Donald Trump 's inauguration.
Elon Musk decided it would be a fun idea to hop on the social-media site he purchased and rattle off a few Nazi puns. Predictably, it didn't go well.
After the world's richest man made what fascism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat called a "Nazi salute," one leading authority on anti-Semitism gave him the "benefit of the doubt." But any goodwill between the two seems to be gone after Musk made several references to Nazi Germany on his X account.
Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday.
Elon Musk is now defending his Nazi-esque salute by invoking the names of high-ranking World War II-era Nazi Germany politicians and officials.