Elon Musk has commented on the gesture he made after his speech at the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, which closely resembled a Nazi salute. The gesture sparked widespread outrage on social media, although some have tried to justify or explain his actions.

Source:Mezha.Media, an IT news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company, citing Musk on X

Musk commented on his X account that "the 'everyone is Hitler' attack is sooo tired". He posted this in response to another user's claim that the controversy surrounding his salute was just another "dirty tricks campaign", quoting one of his own earlier tweets.

Frankly, they need better dirty tricks.

The “everyone is Hitler” attack is sooo tired 😴 https://t.co/9fIqS5mWA0

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2025

Musk also remarked that the Democrats need better tricks.

Background:

• Musk’s gesture sparked widespread debate on social media. While some media outlets avoided strong statements, far-right extremist groups view Musk as one of their own. 
• Meanwhile, his supporters defended the gesture, explaining it as a sign of admiration for the speech or describing it as a "Roman salute" or simply a greeting to the audience.

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