“Well, it didn’t take long,” Democratic congressman Jimmy Gomez criticized on X, in reaction to an image of the richest man in the world making this salute on stage.
Another expert historian on fascism, Ruth Ben-Ghiat also stated on X that “it was indeed a Nazi salute, and one that was very aggressive at that.”
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Elon Musk: “A twisted move”
Faced with this flood of criticism, the boss of SpaceX, Tesla and X responded via the social network. “This is a dirty trick,” he began. “The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is so outdated,” he added in the same message.
This moment caused a lot of international reaction. The Israeli daily Haaretz and the British The Guardian claimed that the American billionaire “appeared” to have performed a “fascist” or “fascist-style” salute.
“It seems like he had it inside him for a while and he was finally able to let it go,” said former Democratic congresswoman Cori Bush on the mirror to find the exact angle,” she quipped.
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“An incredible gesture”
According to Wired magazine, many far-right personalities in the United States welcomed the event, such as columnist Evan Kilgore, who praised an “incredible” gesture.
In recent weeks, Elon Musk has increased his declarations of support for the far-right German party AfD, but also for the far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, or for the British anti-immigration party Reform UK.
“Elon Musk knew precisely what he was doing with that fascist Roman salute at the Trump rally today – part of his explicit embrace of far-right policies and parties,” Amy said in a statement. Spitalnick, patron of the Jewish organization JCPA.
