Elon Musk's Nazi salute controversy
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Elon Musk gave what appeared to be Nazi salutes at a rally after Trump’s inauguration

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Elon Musk gave what appeared to be Nazi salutes at a rally held at Capitol One Arena on Monday after the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington , D.C. The gesture was unmistakably similar to those used by the Nazis in the 1930s and 40s .
The reaction online seemed to be one of complete shock with simple tweets reading, "what,” being extremely common.
January 20, 2025 Gizmodo attempted to reach out for comment at Musk’s companies Tesla and X but didn’t immediately get a response. We’ll update this post if we hear back..
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