US EditionPennsylvania County Official Who Mimicked Elon Musk’s Salute on TikTok Resigns
- Laura Smith, the Republican Vice Chair of the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors, resigned after posting a video on TikTok where she mimicked Elon Musk's salute.
- Smith stated that the video has been "greatly mischaracterized" and denied trying to make an offensive salute.
- In her resignation statement, Smith expressed her commitment to treating all people with dignity and respect.
- She resigned to allow the Township to move forward without the fallout from her video, effective immediately.
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MAGA Politician Resigns After Copying Musk's Nazi-Like Salute In Unsettling Video
Pennsylvania Republican Laura Smith resigned from her position as the Towamencin Township Supervisor after a TikTok video in which she mimicked billionaire Elon Musk's Nazi-like salute at President Donald Trump's inauguration sparked outrage.Following Trump's swearing-in, Musk spoke at a rally held at D.C.'s Capital One Arena and said:"Elections come and go, some elections are important, some are not, but this one really mattered. And I just wan…
Men who appear in the image said that everything was nothing more than an interaction between friends, without a political or ideological context, recorded for a participant who was not present. The São Paulo Civil Police launched an investigation this Monday (27) to investigate a group of 11 men from the city of Catanduva who appear in a video imitating a gesture made by the billionaire Elon Musk during the inauguration of the former president …
Nevertheless, CNN Persists in Smearing Elon Musk With the Ridiculous Salute Hoax
A wild segment on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, AKA “The Thunderdome”, left bare for all to see that the network is now tripling down on dangerous disinformation. Despite being recently found liable and punished for defamation, the once and former World Leader in News persists on smearing Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk by flogging the dead-and-debunked Salute Hoax.
CNN's Scott Jennings defends Elon Musk's Nazi salute — until he's asked to "do it right now on TV"
Even though Elon Musk's Nazi salute last week is on video for all to see, CNN's Scott Jennings tried to defend his gesture — associated with Adolf Hitler and white supremacy — as a normal greeting. "This salute trutherism is outrageous. — Read the rest The post CNN's Scott Jennings defends Elon Musk's Nazi salute — until he's asked to "do it right now on TV" appeared first on Boing Boing.
‘Do It Right Now on TV!’ Catherine Rampell Dares Scott Jennings To Mimic Musk’s Salute After He Claims It Wasn’t a ‘Sieg Heil’
CNN’s Scott Jennings and Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell brawled on Monday over the salute Elon Musk gave at a rally last week. The Tesla CEO, who spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars to return President Donald Trump to the White House, spoke at a post-inauguration rally last Monday where he thanked supporters. In doing so, Musk placed his right hand on his chest and thrust it upward in a manner identical to a Nazi salute. …
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