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Democrats Desperately Want Elon Musk to Be a Nazi

Jeff Charles
Jeff Charles  |  January 21, 2025 3:00 PM

X owner Elon Musk unintentionally made an offensive gesture while speaking during President Donald Trump’s inauguration and folks on the left are gleefully jumping on the opportunity to partake in one of their favorite activities: Calling Trump supporters Nazis.

While giving his speech, a hyped-up Musk made a gesture that resembled the “Heil Hitler” salute. “This is what victory feels like!” he declared, celebrating Trump’s electoral win. “I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” he told the audience. “From my heart to yours!”

While Musk’s gesture did somewhat resemble the Nazi salute, it is clear he was simply placing his hand over his heart and giving it to the audience, not expressing solidarity with the Third Reich. Nevertheless, despite never having given an indication that he is sympathetic to the Nazis, leftists pounced, insinuating that Musk is secretly a superfan of Adolf Hitler.

However, the Anti-Defamation League, which has clashed with Musk in the past, wrote a post on X defending him.

This is a delicate moment. It’s a new day and yet so many are on edge. Our politics are inflamed, and social media only adds to the anxiety.

It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge.

In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let’s hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead.

This statement did not sit well with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who accused the organization of “defending a Heil Hitler salute that was performed and repeated for emphasis and clarity.”

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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) wrote a post in which he said he “never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute would be made behind the Presidential seal.”

The matter even made it to the Senate, where Sen. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) also defended the X owner. “No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes. I was not at the rally, but I can tell you I've been at many rallies with Elon Musk, who loves to cheer when President Trump says we need to send our US space program to Mars,” she said, also affirming that she is “looking forward to his work in DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency.”

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) countered Stefanik’s remarks, noting how several fringe right-wing figures applauded Musk’s gesture.

Let me share with you what a few Americans have said about it. Evan Kilgore, a right-wing political commentator, wrote on X, ‘Holy crap, did Elon Musk just Heil Hitler at the Trump inauguration rally. This is incredible. We are so back.’ Andrew Torba, who's the founder of the right-wing Christian Nationalist Social Platform, Gab, said ‘incredible things are happening.’ As he as he amplified the visual. The Proud Boys chapter in Ohio posted the clip on a Telegram channel with the text, ‘Heil Trump.’ A chapter of the White Nationalist Group, White Lives Matter, posted it on Telegram. ‘Thanks for hearing us, Elon. The white flame will rise again.’ I could keep going. Over and over last night, white supremacist groups and neo-nazi groups in this country rallied around that visual.

Still, Musk has not affiliated himself with Nazis, contrary to what many on the left have falsely claimed. It’s clear that this is a case of opportunistic Democrats jumping on a chance to score some cheap political points against the ally of one of their most feared opponents.

However, there is another problem with leftists lashing out at Musk. If you’re reading this, you’re probably old enough to remember the outbreak of pro-Hamas protesters taking to the streets and college campuses to protest against Israel and spew their antisemitic nonsense after the terrorist group massacred Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023.

Indeed, these people have marched in the streets shouting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” which is a chant used by those who seek to eliminate the Jewish people in Judea and Samaria. But their activities have not been limited to simply marching and screaming.

In several cases, pro-Hamas operatives have targeted Jewish people with violence and threats – especially on college campuses. In one instance, a pro-Hamas thug stabbed a Jewish student in the eye with a Palestinian flag during a demonstration.

Perhaps if folks on the left want to find Jew-hating Nazis, they only need to look inward and condemn those who openly support terrorism against Jewish civilians. But that would require some intellectual honesty, which is severely lacking on the hard left.