Elon Musk has dismissed allegations he performed a Nazi salute at President Donald Trump's inauguration and called the claims 'dirty tricks' by critics.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.At Trump's inaugural rally on Monday at the Capitol, Elon Musk gave a speech and is now being criticized for what some say appeared to be a fascist salute.
Claire Aubin, a historian who specializes in Nazism within the United States, said Musk’s gesture was a “sieg heil,” or Nazi salute. Yes, I’ve seen the Elon Musk sieg heil. My professional opinion is that you’re all right, you should believe your eyes, and you don’t need me to tell you all what you already know is trueJanuary 21, 2025For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.“Yeah exactly,” Musk responded, adding a “yawning” emoji.
“In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let’s hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead,” they continued.Donald Trump threatens Canada, Mexico with 25% tariffs by Feb. 1
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