Musk Gives Crowd the Nazi Salute, Twice

*President Musk, the richest man in the world, gave back-to-back Nazi salutes while thanking MAGAts for their support during a rally at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said as he slapped his right hand into his chest, fingers splayed, before shooting out his right arm on an upwards diagonal, fingers together and palm facing down.

He then turned around and repeated the salute.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which campaigns against antisemitism, defines the Nazi salute as “raising an outstretched right arm with the palm down.”

Later, the ADL posted a statement that seemed hesitant to call it a Nazi salute.

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social) 2025-01-20T22:16:32.814Z

In case there was any confusion on Elon, a handy guide:

Molly Ploofkins™ (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) 2025-01-21T11:54:00.378Z

Musk deflected.

The Guardian