Musk's 'Nazi salute' controversy overshadows Trump's inauguration
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk's gesture during a speech has sparked backlash, with Spain's deputy prime minister announcing she would resign from using the platform after it was likened to a Nazi salute.

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Published on: 21/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Elon Musk has sparked controversy over a gesture he repeatedly made on Donald Trump’s inauguration day. “I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” the owner of SpaceX, X and Tesla told those gathered before repeating the gesture. Spain’s Labour Minister Yolanda Daz said she would remove her account from X in response to the gesture, calling the image “stark” Israeli academic and activist Shai Davidai wrote on Instagram that “doing a Nazi salute is never ok” “The issue isn’t whether or not you’re an antisemite, the issue is whether you’re normalising that which shouldn’t be normalised,” Davidais said. In Nazi Germany the salute was often accompanied by chanting or shouting.

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