Musk made the gestures during a giddy speech celebrating Trump's return to power at a rally Monday at Capital One Arena in Washington.

Elon Musk appeared to make a fascist gesture during Donald Trump's inauguration, performing what looked almost exactly like a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk’s salute before a cheering crowd during Trump’s inauguration festivities has ignited a swirl of debate about whether he did a Nazi salute, a so-called Roman salute or another gesture

Even if Musk did "accidentally" make the Nazi-like salute, multiple neo-Nazis gleefully embraced the gesture at face value as a Sieg Heil, and proclaimed, "We are so back."

Elon Musk has responded to allegations that he performed a Nazi salute at President Donald Trump 's inauguration, calling it a "dirty trick" by his critics. Musk addressed the controversy on his platform X (formerly Twitter) Monday night, replying to a user: "Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired."

Musk, who has faced scrutiny for his extremist beliefs, has suggested angry reactions to the gesture are part of a Democratic-led hoax.

There's one moment that takes the crown regarding the outrageousness of 2024's inauguration day, and it belongs to Elon Musk.

Grimes has said she’s “happy to denounce Nazi -ism” after her former partner Elon Musk was accused of giving a “Nazi salute” during an inauguration celebration for Donald Trump.

While addressing Trump supporters in Washington on Monday, the tech billionaire brought his hand to his chest and extended it straight out, twice, before saying: "My heart goes out to you." The gesture sparked controversy as it drew comparisons to a Nazi salute.

Elon Musk, the influential entrepreneur and CEO of multiple high-profile companies, sparked controversy following a gesture during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. This incident occurred at the Capital One Arena in Washington,

In a statement the following day, Trump’s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced that the Biden administration’s guidelines on these areas were being rescinded, as well as an end to what the Trump administration has termed the “the broad abuse of humanitarian parole.”