US EditionMusk on salute blowback: ‘Frankly, they need better dirty tricks’
- Elon Musk's arm gestures at President Donald Trump's inauguration have sparked controversy, with some interpreting them as a Nazi salute.
- The Anti-Defamation League described Musk's gesture as 'awkward' but not a Nazi salute, urging grace in a politically charged environment.
- Democratic politicians, including Rep. Jerry Nadler, condemned Musk's gesture as antisemitism, while Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene defended him.
- Musk criticized the media's interpretation, stating, 'The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is so tired,' amid ongoing political polarization.
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Did Elon Musk give a Nazi salute?
Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, many Jewish groups sounded the alarm when Elon Musk appeared to twice deliver a Nazi salute at the Presidential Parade. But the Jewish group most famous for fighting antisemitism had a different take. “It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute,” the Anti-Defamation League wrote in a statement on Musk’s own social media platform X, referring to M…
Elon Musk sparked outrage by raising his right hand to his heart and then in the air twice at the end of a speech celebrating Donald Trump's inauguration. Many users on X, the social media platform he owns, compared the gesture to a Nazi salute. In response, Musk posted a message on the same platform, according to the BBC. "Honestly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is so tired," the billionaire wrote on X. Later, a…
Fact Check: Journos, Democrats Claim Elon Musk Did Nazi Salute During Trump Inauguration Event
by Elizabeth Weibel and Ezra Dulis, Breitbart: CLAIM: Corporate media accused tech tycoon Elon Musk of doing a “Nazi salute” during a Trump event at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., to celebrate Donald Trump’s second inauguration. VERDICT: False. Musk first slapped his heart, extended his arm, and explained the gesture by saying, “My heart […]
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