Elon Musk's hand gesture during Donald Trump's inauguration sparked online comparisons to a Nazi salute. While some criticized the gesture, the Anti-Defamation League suggested it was a moment of enthusiasm. Musk himself dismissed the claims, calling them 'tired.'
Billionaire Elon Musk's hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on Monday, but a leading tracker of antisemitism said it appeared to represent a moment of enthusiasm instead.Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took the stage at an inaugural event for U.S.
Biting his bottom lip, he thumped his right hand over his heart, fingers spread wide, then extended his right arm out, emphatically, at an upward angle, palm down and fingers together. Then he turned and made the same hand gesture to the crowd behind him. "It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge," it posted on Monday.In Germany, the president of the Jewish community in Munich and Upper Bavaria, Charlotte Knobloch, described the gesture as "highly irritating."
Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany , an anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party labelled as right-wing-extremist by German security services, in an upcoming national election. He hosted a broadcast with the party's leader on his social media platformPanama Canal 'will continue to be Panamanian,' country's president says in response to Trump
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