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Elon Musk "Sieg Heil" Salute at Donald Trump Inauguration
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Elon Musk "Sieg Heil" Salute at Donald Trump Inauguration refers to a moment during the 2025 U.S. Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump when Elon Musk seemingly did a "Sieg Heil" salute infamously used by the German Nazi Party to salute Adolf Hitler. It was unclear if Musk made the motion accidentally or not because he said, "My heart goes out to you," afterward, inferring that he meant to signal giving his heart to the audience. Regardless, the movement appeared identical to the "Sieg Heil" salute and sparked viral discourse on social media sites like Twitter / X after the video went viral. Many people jokingly debated whether Musk was Autistic, a Nazi or both.
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On January 20th, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump was inaugurated in Washington D.C. During one moment, billionaire Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), took the stage and seemingly did a "Sieg Heil" salute infamously used by the German Nazi Party to salute Adolf Hitler.[1]
A clip of the moment was tweeted by X[2] user @atrupar on January 20th, who captioned it, "um," receiving over 11 million views and 49,000 likes in two hours (shown below).
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 20, 2025
Another angle of him doing the motion was shared by X[7] user @patriottakes on January 20th, showing Musk doing the motion twice. The video received over 2.7 million views and 29,000 likes in two hours (shown below).
Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade pic.twitter.com/0ImFnvk6hI
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) January 20, 2025
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The clip was tweeted by multiple people on January 20th, 2025, like X[3] user @KahliefAdams who said, "That is 1000% a Nazi salute being given behind the presidential podium on Inauguration Day (also MLK day) by the richest person on the planet. That moment will live in infamy." The tweet received over 56,000 likes in two hours (shown below).
That is 1000% a Nazi salute being given behind the presidential podium on Inauguration Day (also MLK day) by the richest person on the planet. That moment will live in infamy. pic.twitter.com/dkfVMC5Fpk
— Kahlief "Positivity Peddler” Adams (@KahliefAdams) January 20, 2025
X[4] user @harryjsisson also tweeted the clip on January 20th, writing, "WTF?? What did Elon Musk just do??" receiving over 14,000 likes in two hours.
On January 20th, 2025, X[5] user @beatmastermatt tweeted a screencap of the moment, captioning it, "And the Trump presidency begins with the richest person in the world giving a Nazi salute," gaining over 53,000 likes in two hours (shown below).
Also on January 20th, X[6] user @FoxfordComics tweeted a spoof Fallenchungus webcomic showing Trump and Musk, based on a precursor comic making fun of Elon Musk Jumping behind Trump. The meme received over 29,000 likes in two hours (shown below).
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[1] The Guardian – Elon Musk appears to make back-to-back fascist salutes at inauguration rally
[3] X – @KahliefAdams
[4] X – @harryjsisson
[5] X – @beatmastermatt
[6] X – @FoxfordComics
[7] X – @patriottakes
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