{"id":2393485,"date":"2025-01-21T20:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T01:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-the-notoriously-liberal-adf-just-sprang-to-elons-defense-crushes-medias-nazi-salute-lie\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T01:35:42","slug":"even-the-notoriously-liberal-adf-just-sprang-to-elons-defense-crushes-medias-nazi-salute-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-the-notoriously-liberal-adf-just-sprang-to-elons-defense-crushes-medias-nazi-salute-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Even the Notoriously Liberal ADF Just Sprang to Elon&#8217;s Defense, Crushes Media&#8217;s &#8216;Nazi Salute&#8217; Lie"},"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\">30<\/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%2Feven-the-notoriously-liberal-adf-just-sprang-to-elons-defense-crushes-medias-nazi-salute-lie%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=2393485&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>The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) defended Elon Musk after he was accused of making a Nazi\u200b salute at a rally for\u200b former President Donald Trump. During the event at Capital One Arena in Washington, \u2063D.C., Musk \u200cattempted \u200cto express gratitude to the\u200b crowd but his gesture was controversially interpreted by media outlets, including CNN, as resembling a salute. \u2064Musk emphasized that he was merely thanking the audience and expressed \u2063his feelings of gratitude by placing his hand on his chest and gesturing to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2064backlash \u2064and media scrutiny, wich included remarks \u200cfrom Senator Chris murphy linking\u200b musk&#8217;s gesture to Nazi\u200c symbolism, both the ADL\u200c and Republican representatives like\u2063 Elise\u2062 Stefanik countered these \u2062claims. The ADL characterized \u2063Musk&#8217;s \u200baction as an &#8220;awkward gesture&#8221; rather\u200b than a salute, suggesting that he deserved the benefit of\u200c the doubt given the tense political atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>The incident ignited a heated debate on social media, with various users and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">commentators expressing differing opinions<\/a> about Musk&#8217;s intent. The ADL&#8217;s support for Musk, considering their prior conflicts\u2014such as Musk&#8217;s lawsuit threat against them over allegations of antisemitism\u2014signals a complex relationship and invites deeper discussion about the\u200b interpretations of gestures in politically charged environments.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The liberal Anti-Defamation League came to the defense of Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk after he was accused by CNN and others of performing a Nazi salute at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-musk-raises-hand-from-his-heart-pbs-labels-him-fascist\/\" title=\"After Musk Raises Hand From His Heart, PBS Labels Him \u2018Fascist\u2019\">post-inaugural rally<\/a> for President Donald Trump on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-elon-musk-nazi-salute-trump-inauguration-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> told the crowd at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., that he just wanted to say &ldquo;thank you for making it happen,&rdquo; a reference to the Trump election victory, before making the gesture that has received so much attention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My heart goes out to you,&rdquo; he added after putting his hand on his chest, communicating his gratitude by moving his arm from his chest toward the audience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DO NOT BELIEVE THE MEDIA<\/p>\n<p>The media is misleading you. Elon Musk never did a Nazi salute. Watch the full video: He simply gestured and said, &ldquo;Thank you, my heart goes out to you.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e3vBaLoVqx\">pic.twitter.com\/e3vBaLoVqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cb_doge\/status\/1881451556656345170?\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That did not stop CNN&rsquo;s Erin Burnett from describing it as a &ldquo;salute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s Kasie Hunt agreed that it was an unusual gesture, saying that viewers could judge for themselves what Musk meant. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not something you typically see at American political rallies,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: CNN suggests Elon Musk made a Nazi salute during Trump&rsquo;s event at Capitol One arena, purposely leaves out Musk&rsquo;s comments when he said his heart goes out to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>CNN: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a salute. It was quick. I think our viewers are smart and they can take a look at that, but it&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LDoWQODod4\">pic.twitter.com\/LDoWQODod4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1881438727320240325?\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nazi salute&rdquo; also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/national-politics\/inauguration\/social-media-blows-up-after-elon-musk-does-looks-like-nazi-salute-during-speech\/65-5ab4d81a-a4f8-49dc-9bba-e0a0fe7d0195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trended<\/a> on X following Musk&rsquo;s gesture as users debated over what the technology billionaire meant.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut jumped on the Nazi salute bandwagon Tuesday, asking United Nations Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik during her confirmation hearing, &ldquo;What do you think of Elon Musk, perhaps the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most visible adviser, doing two heil Hitler salutes last night at the president&rsquo;s televised rally?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Talk about a loaded question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Disgusting lie.<br \/> I was there. Elon said &ldquo;my heart goes out to you&rdquo; after he made this gesture. He was exuberantly thanking the crowd, which was full of Jews waiting for Trump to greet the Hamas hostage group.<br \/> As if 15,000 people would sit there and applaud Nazi salutes. No&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8PyFS58zSz\">https:\/\/t.co\/8PyFS58zSz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine\/status\/1881760137742049787?\">January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-makes-pick-us-ambassador-israel-conflict-gaza-remains-heated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stefanik<\/a>, who is very pro-Israel and a leading voice against anti-Semitism, responded, &ldquo;Elon Musk did not do those salutes,&rdquo; noting she witnessed him at many Trump rallies enthusiastically raising his hands in the air in the excitement of the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy followed up by asking if it concerned her that white nationalists online interpreted it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jewish-trump-supporters-completely-annihilate-nazi-rally-narrative-simple-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nazi<\/a> salute.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elon Musk just last year traveled with Ben Shapiro to Auschwitz and then Israel to learn about the Holocaust and Jewish history.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone trying to portray him as a Nazi is intentionally misleading the public. It was a stupid hand gesture, not an intentional Nazi salute. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rUOZ0HWHNR\">pic.twitter.com\/rUOZ0HWHNR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EYakoby\/status\/1881451049787273621?\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What concerns me is these are the questions you believe are most important to ask to the UN Ambassador,&rdquo; Stefanik answered. &ldquo;We just had an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-it-is-all-over-we-will-win-president-trump-lays-out-the-case-for-gop-senators-on-the-historic-election-fraud\/\" title=\"\u201cWhen It Is All Over \u2013 WE WILL WIN!\u201d \u2013 President Trump Lays Out the Case for GOP Senators on the Historic Election Fraud\">historic election<\/a> where President Trump earned historic support from American voters because of his strong leadership combating anti-Semitism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Democrat Senator Chris Murphy accuses Elon Musk of doing a &ldquo;heil Hitler&rdquo; salute at Trump&rsquo;s rally, gets shut down by UN ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy: &ldquo;What do you think of Elon Musk doing two heil Hitler salutes last night?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik: &ldquo;Elon Musk did not do&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/64j93vQw4S\">pic.twitter.com\/64j93vQw4S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1881750112969588814?\">January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Anti-Defamation League also took the position on Monday that Stefanik had suggested, calling what Musk did an &ldquo;awkward gesture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on edge,&rdquo; the ADL posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning. Let&rsquo;s hope for healing and work toward unity in the months and years ahead,&rdquo; the organization added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a delicate moment. It&rsquo;s a new day and yet so many are on edge. Our politics are inflamed, and social media only adds to the anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?\">@elonmusk<\/a> made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ADL (@ADL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADL\/status\/1881474892022919403?\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The controversy comes after Trump sent a negotiator to the Middle East who helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/arab-officials-say-trumps-team-hostage-deal-single-meeting-biden-admin-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broker a deal<\/a> to free Israeli hostages being held by Hamas terrorists and to initiate a ceasefire in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Musk previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/09\/05\/tech\/elon-musk-adl-lawsuit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened to sue<\/a> the ADL for defamation in 2023 after revenue on X plummeted when the nonprofit accused him of being anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our US advertising revenue is still down 60%, primarily due to pressure on advertisers by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADL?\">@ADL<\/a> (that&rsquo;s what advertisers tell us), so they almost succeeded in killing X\/Twitter!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1698755938541330907?\">September 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The ADL coming out in defense of Musk therefore says something.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with an ounce of common sense and fair judgment knows that Musk was not performing a Nazi salute, but simply trying to communicate his appreciation to Trump supporters as coming straight from his heart.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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At the event in Washington, D.C., Musk expressed gratitude to the crowd for Trump&#8217;s election victory before making a gesture that drew criticism. He later clarified his intentions by saying he was simply thanking the audience. 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