{"id":2392918,"date":"2025-01-20T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-musk-raises-hand-from-his-heart-pbs-labels-him-fascist\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T19:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:39:25","slug":"after-musk-raises-hand-from-his-heart-pbs-labels-him-fascist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-musk-raises-hand-from-his-heart-pbs-labels-him-fascist\/","title":{"rendered":"After Musk Raises Hand From His Heart, PBS Labels Him \u2018Fascist\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-musk-raises-hand-from-his-heart-pbs-labels-him-fascist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2392918&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">post-inaugural\u2063 rally<\/a>, billionaire Elon Musk sparked controversy when he gestured to the crowd, leading some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">media outlets<\/a>, including PBS, to claim\u200b he gave \u200da &#8220;fascist salute.&#8221; The reports \u2063indicated \u2062that Musk placed his hand on his chest, likening the gesture to the &#8220;Sieg Heil&#8221; salute\u200d used by Nazis. However, further context suggests that Musk was simply\u2063 expressing gratitude to the crowd for their support, challenging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-steven-avery-directing-supporters-to-tank-candace-owens-convicting-a-murderer-review-score\/\" title=\"Is Steven Avery influencing supporters to lower Candace Owens&#039; review score for &#039;Convicting A Murderer&#039;?\">narrative portrayed<\/a> by the media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When billionaire Elon Musk gestured to the crowd at President Donald Trump&rsquo;s post-inaugural rally, legacy media showed it had learned nothing in the past <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/donald-trump-shrugs-off-hitler-comparison\/story?id=35645113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decade<\/a> &mdash; rushing to claim Musk gave a &ldquo;fascist salute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena,&rdquo; the Public Broadcasting Service <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsHour\/status\/1881445540031857115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> on Musk&rsquo;s platform, X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some elections are important, some are not. But this one, this one really mattered and I just&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K8Fo0sdozL\">pic.twitter.com\/K8Fo0sdozL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; PBS News (@NewsHour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsHour\/status\/1881445540031857115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>PBS claimed Musk placed his hand on his chest, &ldquo;raising it in a salute that appeared similar to the &lsquo;Sieg Heil&rsquo; used by Nazis at their victory rallies.&rdquo; The context, however, shows Musk was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Xcellent78\/status\/1881447240910463289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thanking<\/a> the crowd for helping Trump&rsquo;s victory.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to say thank you for making it happen, thank you,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Xcellent78\/status\/1881447240910463289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, placing his hand over his heart, then pointing it at the crowd. &ldquo;My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some smaller leftist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/factpostnews\/status\/1881451615984484445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outlets<\/a> echoed the &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; or &ldquo;Nazi&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/elon-musk-salute-trump-crowd-214136344.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">framing<\/a> adopted by PBS, with Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/01\/20\/donald-trump-inauguration-day-news-updates-analysis\/elon-mars-salute-00199464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying<\/a> that &ldquo;critics are comparing&rdquo; the gesture &ldquo;to a fascist salute.&rdquo; Nazism literally refers not to &ldquo;fascism,&rdquo; but to the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-ii\/nazi-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Socialist<\/a>&rdquo; party of Germany in the 1930s and 40s. Nazis were <a href=\"https:\/\/jjmilt.substack.com\/p\/proof-that-the-nazis-were-socialists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">socialists<\/a>, not fascists.<\/p>\n<p>Even CNN stopped short of explicitly calling it a &ldquo;Nazi&rdquo; gesture &mdash; likely because it lost a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/17\/cnn-found-liable-for-defaming-u-s-navy-veteran-who-repeatedly-informed-network-it-had-facts-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defamation<\/a> suit just days ago. The anchors heavily implied the message, though.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>CNN is suggesting that Elon did a Nazi salute during his speech at the Capital One Arena.<\/p>\n<p>He was literally motioning &#8220;my heart goes out to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is why no one trusts the fake media. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QggfN0LKgu\">pic.twitter.com\/QggfN0LKgu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1881453222084436455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to look at that salute that he gave again,&rdquo; one anchor said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was quick,&rdquo; another anchor replied. &ldquo;I think our viewers are smart, and they can take a look at that, but it certainly was &mdash; it&rsquo;s not something that you&rsquo;d typically see at American political rallies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>PBS is partially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/support\/frequently-asked-questions-about-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funded<\/a> by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to which Congress allocated <a href=\"https:\/\/cpb.org\/aboutcpb\/financials\/budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$535 million<\/a> in the 2025 budget. But since Republicans now control the House &mdash; which controls federal funding &mdash; and Trump (whom PBS often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/trump-said-hitler-did-some-good-things-and-wanted-generals-like-the-nazis-former-chief-of-staff-kelly-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disparages<\/a>) has the power to execute the law, perhaps the outlet would do better to report the news instead of publishing wild accusations.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He is a spring 2025 fellow of The College Fix. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. Logan is from Central Oregon but now lives in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s gesture at Trump&#8217;s rally was misinterpreted as a &#8220;fascist salute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2392919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Musk-hand.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,18344,4188,4250,19567],"class_list":["post-2392918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-fascism","tag-media","tag-musk","tag-pbs"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Musk-hand.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392922,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392918\/revisions\/2392922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}