Then, only a few moments later, in a moment of exuberant disinhibition he gave what was unmistakably a sieg heil! salute. Then he did it again. He actually appeared to do it three separate times.

Historians and many others have interpreted Musk's gesture as appearing alarmingly like the Sieg Heil Salute. "Sieg Heil" is a German phrase that translates to "Hail Victory" in English.

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The tech billionaire then made a gesture with his right hand which many have called the N*zi salute 'Sieg Heil' before saying to the crowd: "My heart goes out to you." Clips of Elon's ...

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President un-elect Elon Musk just did the Nazi Sieg Heil salute." The ADL responded a few hours later with a statement on X: "This is a delicate moment." "It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward ...

Also on Monday, he tweeted, “Elon Musk is autistic. He was excited. We all know his intentions weren't to make a Sieg Heil. It looked much more like a Roman Salute. Can we all have a sense of ...

Twitch streamer HasanAbi, known for his political commentary, reacted to the moment in disbelief, questioning: "Did he just sieg heil? What?" His shocked reaction quickly went viral, with millions ...

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Regardless of the angle, many reacted by making the comparison to Adolf Hitler and the “Sieg Heil” salute adopted and widely used by the Nazi Party as it rose to power in Germany.

PBS News recently came under fire on social media for likening Elon Musk's gesture during President Donald Trump's inauguration to the Nazi salute used by Adolf Hitler and his followers.