{"id":2392933,"date":"2025-01-20T19:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-draws-controversy-for-gesture-at-capital-one-rally-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T19:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:59:04","slug":"musk-draws-controversy-for-gesture-at-capital-one-rally-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-draws-controversy-for-gesture-at-capital-one-rally-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk draws controversy for gesture at Capital One rally &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fmusk-draws-controversy-for-gesture-at-capital-one-rally-washington-examiner%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=2392933&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>Elon\u200b Musk stirred controversy after a gesture he made during a speech at the Capital \u2062One Arena following Donald\u2062 Trump&#8217;s inauguration. While celebrating Trump&#8217;s victory, \u2063Musk thanked\u2063 supporters and made a motion with his hand that some critics interpreted as a Nazi\u2064 salute. Eyewitnesses noted\u2064 that Musk placed his hand over his\u2062 heart before \u200dextending \u2063it outward, which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olivia-rodrigo-will-no-longer-allow-abortion-orgs-to-hand-out-plan-b-condoms-at-concerts-report\/\" title=\"Olivia Rodrigo Reportedly Ends Distribution of Plan B and Condoms by Abortion Groups at Her Concerts\">mixed reactions online<\/a>. Democratic strategist Sawyer Hackett and other commentators criticized Musk&#8217;s\u2062 gesture, likening it to a historical Roman salute associated with fascist movements. \u2064In \u200bcontrast, some conservative\u2064 figures defended Musk, labeling the backlash as \u2063an overreaction and suggesting the gesture was innocent. \u200cThis\u200d incident highlights the \u200congoing polarization in\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">political \u2063discourse surrounding high-profile figures<\/a>\u2063 like \u2063Musk.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk draws controversy for gesture at Capital One rally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1940523\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> drew controversy for a gesture he made while giving a speech about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">inauguration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After Trump&rsquo;s swearing-in, Musk spoke to supporters at Capital One Arena. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glue-me-back-together-7-children-still-in-hospital-a-week-after-waukesha-christmas-parade-attack\/\" title=\"&#039;Glue Me Back Together&#039;: 7 Children Still in Hospital a Week After Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack\">high spirits<\/a>, Musk took a victory lap over Trump&rsquo;s win.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I just want to say, thank you for making it happen. Thank you,&rdquo; Musk said, putting his right hand over his heart, then quickly extending his arm. &ldquo;My heart goes out to you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; NEW: Elon Musk &#8220;throws his heart&#8221; out to the crowd and left-wingers are interpreting it as a N*zi salute<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9oxSiID2Yx\">pic.twitter.com\/9oxSiID2Yx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1881434741175697477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Critics interpreted the move as his version of a Roman salute, a gesture that became popular in the 18th and 19th centuries due to associations with classical Rome but has since been rendered infamous due to its adoption by the Nazis and other fascist parties before and during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our new co-president Elon Musk gives a Nazi salute on day one of Trump presidency,&rdquo; said Democratic strategist Sawyer Hackett.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our new co-president Elon Musk gives a Nazi salute on day one of Trump presidency. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJJUyJavDO\">pic.twitter.com\/sJJUyJavDO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerHackett\/status\/1881437127889793099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Remember when Democrats called MAGA rallies &lsquo;Nazi rallies?&rsquo; President un-elect Elon Musk just did the Nazi Sieg Heil salute. We were right. Absolutely vile,&rdquo; liberal commentator Art Candee said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember when Democrats called MAGA rallies &#8220;Nazi rallies?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President un-elect Elon Musk just did the Nazi Sieg Heil salute.<\/p>\n<p>We were right.<\/p>\n<p>Absolutely vile.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lg5xl2QpMM\">pic.twitter.com\/lg5xl2QpMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Art Candee &#127871;&#129380; (@ArtCandee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArtCandee\/status\/1881434491362976033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several conservative figures accused left-leaning people of being hysterical, dismissing Musk&rsquo;s gesture as innocent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is just ridiculous. Elon Musk says his heart goes out to the patriots in Capital One Arena, so he pounds his chest and waves at the crowd,&rdquo; conservative activist Charlie Kirk said. &ldquo;These people are so thirsty for controversy and racism&mdash;that doesn&rsquo;t exist&mdash;it&rsquo;s astounding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is just ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk says his heart goes out to the patriots in Capital One Arena, so he pounds his chest and waves at the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>CNN: Musk just gave a Nazi salute!!<\/p>\n<p>These people are so thirsty for controversy and racism&mdash;that doesn&rsquo;t exist&mdash;it&rsquo;s astounding. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iR6T6fdsDm\">https:\/\/t.co\/iR6T6fdsDm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1881441319203299798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;As a person with a *strong* track record of criticizing Elon Musk, I feel extremely confident asserting that this was not a Nazi salute. Elon Musk is a friend to the Jews. This is a man with Aspergers exuberantly throwing his heart to the crowd. We don&rsquo;t need to invent outrage,&rdquo; said <em>Newsweek<\/em> opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a person with a *strong* track record of criticizing Elon Musk, I feel extremely confident asserting that this was not a Nazi salute. Elon Musk is a friend to the Jews. This is a man with Aspergers exuberantly throwing his heart to the crowd. We don&#8217;t need to invent outrage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pWacrg8HmM\">https:\/\/t.co\/pWacrg8HmM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bungarsargon\/status\/1881439445523775961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Others defended him by saying it was no different than other hand gestures made by Democratic figures such as former Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk was doing the Harris salute <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWUA6465Ve\">pic.twitter.com\/HWUA6465Ve<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1881451321305571836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk posted several clips of his speech at Capital One Arena without any further commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was inaugurated as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-up-a-golfball-says-hell-be-47th-president-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"Trump Tees Up A Golfball, Says He\u2019ll Be \u201947th\u2019 President Of The United States\">47th president<\/a> of the United States at noon on Monday, with Musk sitting nearby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1940523\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940523\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk sparks debate with gesture at Trump inauguration rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2392934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Musk-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48884,6733,4250,4433,32076],"class_list":["post-2392933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-capital-one","tag-controversy","tag-musk","tag-rally","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Musk-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392933","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2392933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392937,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2392933\/revisions\/2392937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2392934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2392933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2392933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2392933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}