Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) was among those who sharply criticized billionaire Elon Musk on Monday for making “what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute” during an event celebrating the inauguration of President Trump.

Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,

Elon Musk responded to criticism of his gesture during a post-inauguration speech on Monday, saying those comparing it to a Nazi salute were deploying “dirty tricks.” “Frankly, they

Elon Musk sparked controversy with two hand gestures during his speech at Donald Trump's inauguration celebrations. Now, the billionaire is accusing critics of using "dirty tricks" to undermine him. Elon Musk has accused critics of using "dirty tricks" amid a debate over two hand gestures the billionaire made during his speech at President Donald Trump's inauguration celebrations.

All the chatter about Elon Musk's speech Monday at Capitol One Arena in DC isn't about what he said but about a gesture he made, twice. To critics, it looked for all the world to be a Nazi salute, reports Politico.

In a speech at President Donald Trump’s inaugural rally, Musk raised his right arm in the air twice in a row in a gesture some compared to a Nazi salute.

But when Elon Musk took a hard turn last fall, they didn’t follow him. The proportion of Democrats buying Tesla vehicles fell by more than 60%, according to car buyers surveyed in October and ...

My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero had stronger words for what experts described as a Hitler-esque gesture: "f--k this guy."

"It is easy to see that he didn’t," wrote the conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt. "Those asserting that he did are low and absurd people without a shred of credibility."

Some across the political spectrum said the gesture looked like a "Heil Hitler" salute. The ADL said it was not.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a nonprofit focused on combating antisemitism, defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s “awkward” gesture during a Monday celebratory event which some critics panned