While defending Elon Musk's controversial gesture, Fox News viewers noticed that stuttering guest Charly Arnolt froze when trying to recreate the salute.

The channel Vesti showed a clip of the Tesla CEO's controversial gesture but without his arm or chest visible.

Elon Musk, billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump, leaned into the accusations that his Monday salute was a “Sieg heil” gesture with a series of trollish Nazi puns on X. “Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!

“Elon Musk was criticised for his speech at a rally after the inauguration in which he appears to give the Nazi salute. But come on, Elon Musk is not a Nazi,” Che said of the man behind the much maligned Cybertruck. “The Nazis made nice cars,” quipped Che, referencing the origins of Volkswagen.

A meteorologist in Milwaukee has been “dropped” by the TV station where she worked after criticizing Elon Musk in an Instagram post about his Nazi-like salutes, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Elon Musk responds to the criticism over his one-armed gesture during Trump's inauguration which sparked controversy.

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“It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute,” the Anti-Defamation League wrote Monday in a statement on Musk’s own social media platform X, referring to Musk’s outstretched-arm movement that came as he was thanking his supporters.

Elon Musk faces backlash for alleged Nazi salute and endorsing Germany's far-right AFD, sparking protests, government criticism, and U.S. concerns over historical awareness.

Elon Musk's global controversies include alleged Nazi salute, far-right AfD support, defamation disputes, and legal troubles, drawing sharp criticism yet cementing his role as a polarizing and unstoppable figure.