Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized.
The CEO of an Idaho construction company was forced to step down after he was caught on camera giving what appeared to be a Nazi salute – which he claimed was done as a ‘parody’ – during a company event. Tom Hill, the chief executive at Engineered Structures Inc., announced his resignation on Monday after
Stephen K. Bannon, a former White House official and conservative podcast host, was wrapping up a speech to a right-wing audience outside Washington on Thursday when he made a gesture that some observers, including a far-right French leader, likened to a Nazi salute. Suggesting that President Trump pursue a constitutionally prohibited third term, Mr. Bannon
Hamas has been condemned for parading the coffins of hostages in Gaza, with the United Nations rights chief saying the ‘abhorrent’ treatment of the October 7 attack victims ‘flies in the face of international law.’ Israelis are mourning the youngest hostages – baby Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel – as well as their
Right-wing priest Calvin Robinson has been ‘kicked out of a church’ after doing an Elon Musk ‘salute’ at a rally which he says was ‘dry wit’. The controversial cleric has said he is ‘not a Nazi’ after performing the gesture at the end of his speech at the National Pro-Life summit in Washington DCÂ on Friday.
By DAVID SOUTHWELL FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:58 EST, 29 January 2025 | Updated: 00:39 EST, 30 January 2025 Police are probing whether an ex-ABC host broke the law by performing a Nazi salute on stage during a comedy skit. Tom Ballard, an ABC regular and former Triple J radio host, was doing a
Laura Smith, a member of the Towamencin Township Board of Supervisors in Pennsylvania, sparked outrage after sharing a TikTok video in which she performed a Nazi salute. The video appeared to mimic Elon Musk, whose gesture during President Donald Trump’s inauguration was widely interpreted as a Nazi salute. In the video, Smith addressed the camera, saying, ‘Just
So was it a Hitler salute or wasn’t it? Speaking at President Trump’s inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally upward, palm facing down. He did it twice. It looked a lot like the salute used in Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. But almost
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images As the debate continues about what billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk intended when he made straight-arm
The Anti Defamation League has turned on Elon Musk after just days after defending the Tesla billionaire over his controversial inauguration salute. The ADL – which works to combat antisemitism – initially gave Musk the benefit of the doubt over an ‘awkward’ hand gesture he performed twice after Donald Trump’s inauguration, which some have compared to