Elon Musk’s salute at a Monday inauguration party for President Donald Trump was interpreted by many observers online as a “Heil Hitler” gesture. Musk, 53, spoke to a crowd of Trump supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington,

X users believe Elon Musk did "the Hitler salute", also known as the "Nazi salute", in a huge inauguration blunder. The billionaire made the eerily similar gesture when he slapped the podium and raised his flat hand into the air.

The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures on stage Monday.