As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2025, his inauguration celebrations were marked by controversy over a gesture made by his supporter Elon Musk that many people claime

Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that questioned why other public figures hadn't been scrutinized.

While Elon Musk was onstage at the Capital One Arena, he made a hand gesture that made social media go into meltdown — comparing it to the Nazi salute

President Donald Trump sparked concerns among critics about the integrity of the race in comments he made just before Inauguration Day.

Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,

At Donald Trump's post-inauguration rally on Monday, presidential adviser, DOGE head and world’s richest human Elon Musk twice made a gesture that many identify with a "seig heil," the infamous Nazi salute.

"The entrenched interests run deep. They will throw everything they can at Elon to stop change. It won't work. But it's going to get uglier and uglie

It seems that [Musk] made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute,” the antisemitism watchdog wrote on X.

Elon Musk has come under fire after he appeared to give a Nazi-style salute while on stage at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Billionaire and a staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has been facing heat on social media for making a gesture with his right arm stretched out in the air that many have claimed somewhat resembles the Nazi salute. Elon Musk made the gesture while addressing the crowd at the Presidential Parade after the swearing-in ceremony.

About 20,000 Trump supporters have gathered at Capital One Arena in Washington Monday afternoon, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to address the crowd later in the day. Trump is also expected to sign several executive actions at the area during his on-stage appearance.

Elon Musk has dragged pop star Taylor Swift in the ongoing controversy about his alleged Nazi salute at US President Donald Trump's inauguration.