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.

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.

While speaking to a crowd of MAGA faithful on Monday, Elon Musk made a grunting noise, placed a hand on his heart and extended it outwards in a quick, snapping motion, palm facing down. He then repeated the motion for the people behind him.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk comes under fire for making gesture at President Trump rally similar to Nazi salute.

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Elon Musk successfully pestered the team of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump to issue him a badge for the White House complex, according to The New York Times. Musk, who will lead the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to cut government spending,

The world's richest man is strong supporter of right-wing politics, & made gestures today at a rally for Donald Trump's second inauguration that's caused controversy

Boston Celtics star Al Horford's sister Anna Horford was stunned by Elon Musk's gesture at the presidential inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday.

Donald Trump was officially sworn in as president for a second time at his inauguration on January 20, 2025. There were several prominent political figures in attendance for the event, along with other recognizable faces.

The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.

Billionaires at the Capitol on Monday included Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, billionaire Trump supporter Miriam Adelson, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others.

Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.