Elon Musk sparked controversy during Trump’s inauguration after a gesture during his speech was likened to a Nazi salute. Musk, who spoke about sending humans to Mars, thumped his chest and raised his arm, prompting online backlash. Critics, including AOC, accused him of performing a “Sieg Heil,” while the Anti-Defamation League defended it as an awkward gesture. Musk dismissed the criticism as overblown, calling the attacks “tired” and mocking the “everyone is Hitler” narrative on his platform, X.
