Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday taunting those who accused him of doing a Nazi salute at an event after President Trump’s inauguration.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a nonprofit committed to fighting antisemitism, criticized tech billionaire Elon Musk for his social media post on Thursday that used Nazi puns to taunt those who
Musk has been under scrutiny after making a hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute at a Trump inauguration event earlier the week.
After the Israeli prime minister defended Musk following controversy over a gesture at a Trump rally, the tech entrepreneur posted puns using the names of notorious Nazi officials.
The ADL’s rebuttals to Musk, who has been active on Twitter to defend himself against those who accused him of performing a “Sieg Heil” salute while on stage at an inauguration event for Trump on Monday, stand in contrast with the organization defending him following the incident.
Sam Kuffel, a CBS weather reporter, was fired after she slammed Elon Musk on her Instagram account for making a Nazi salute during a Presidential Inau
Sieg Denial Elon Musk's edgelord tendencies are alienating even his defenders in the Jewish advocacy world. After making what was almost certainly a double "Sieg Heil" salute at President Donald Trump's inaugural festivities,
Elon Musk pounded his fist to his chest and extended his right arm into the air during a speech Monday, which many have equated to a Nazi salute—while defenders say it was accidental.
The ADL, which works to combat antisemitism, initially gave Musk the benefit of the doubt over an 'awkward' hand gesture he performed after Donald Trump 's inauguration.
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” Musk wrote Thursday, referring to German Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess.