Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) clashed during her confirmation hearing with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) over comparisons of Elon Musk’s gesture during an Inauguration Day speech to a Nazi salute.



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Stefanik, Murphy clash over Musk gesture at confirmation hearing

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) clashed during her confirmation hearing with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) over comparisons of Elon Musk’s gesture during an inauguration day speech to a Nazi salute.  “What do you think of Elon Musk, perhaps the president’s most visible advisor, doing two Heil Hitler salutes last night at the president’s televised rally?” Murphy…

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Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik called out Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy Tuesday after Murphy brought up a gesture Tesla CEO Elon Musk made during a Monday event.

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Elise Stefanik Turns Tables On Dem Sen After He Chews Up Hearing Time Asking UN Nominee About Musk

A wave of internet commentators have heaped criticism on Musk for his salute.

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United Nations Nominee Elise Stefanik Says Elon Musk Did Not 'Heil Hitler'

Elise Stefanik, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, denied that billionaire DOGE Chair Elon Musk gave what some media outlets dubbed a "fascist" salute at a rally for the command-in-chief.PBS News Hour reported that Musk "gave what appeared to be a fascist salute...

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'Elon Musk did not do those salutes': Trump nominee denies CEO made 'fascist' gestures

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Insane Dem Senator Uses Hearing to Accuse Elon Musk of 'Nazi Salute,' Elise Stefanik Smashes Him

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Sen. Chris Murphy Says We Need to Talk About Elon Musk's 'Heil Hitler' Salutes

Elise Stefanik sparred with Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday over his assertion that Elon Musk made a gesture associated with Adolf Hitler's Germany.

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Elise Stefanik and Democrat Chris Murphy Go At It Over Elon Musk’s Sieg Heil-gate: ‘The American People Are Smart. They See Through It.’

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York called out Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut Tuesday after Murphy brought up a gesture Tesla CEO Elon Musk made during a Monday event. Liberal media outlets as well as Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex of New York seized on the… Elise Stefanik Turns Tables On Connecticut Sen Wasting Hearing Time Asking About Elon Musk

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Elise Stefanik Turns Tables On Connecticut Sen Wasting Hearing Time Asking About Elon Musk

Confronted with a priority regarding billionaire Elon Musk‘s debatable onstage salute,Rep Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) insisted Tuesday that there was completely nothing fascist regarding it. The inquiry, fromSen Chris Murphy (D-Conn), got here all through Stefanik’s Senate verification listening to to finish up being President Donald Trump’s ambassador to theUnited Nations On Monday, Musk sparked a firestorm by throwing up his arm in a distinctly Ro…

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Rep. Elise Stefanik decried “antisemitic rot” at the United Nations and called for the international body’s Palestinian aid agency to be defunded at her Senate confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. She also defended a campaign ad that was criticized for promoting the antisemitic “great replacement” theory. And she rejected allegations that Elon Musk had performed a Nazi salute at a rally following President Donald Trump’…

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Elise Stefanik decries 'antisemitic rot' in United Nations, backs Elon Musk at confirmation hearing - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Stefanik, Murphy clash over Musk gesture at confirmation hearing

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