Elon Musk Gives the Nazi Salute

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Elon Musk stands at a podium during a televised inauguration broadcast, speaking and gesturing before suddenly raising his arm in a Nazi-style salute. The clip uses the serious news footage as an ironic reaction to imply fascist or extremist behavior, while the audio comes from “Elon Musk Speaks After Trump Inauguration” by Elon Musk, giving the moment an awkward, grandiose, and darkly comic soundtrack. It is typically shared as a political reaction meme about Musk, Trump, authoritarian imagery, or an absurdly dramatic public gesture. EN: Elon Musk stands at a podium during a televised inauguration broadcast, speaking and gesturing before suddenly raising his arm in a Nazi-style salute. The clip uses the serious news footage as an ironic reaction to imply fascist or extremist behavior, while the audio comes from “Elon Musk Speaks After Trump Inauguration” by Elon Musk, giving the moment an awkward, grandiose, and darkly comic soundtrack. It is typically shared as a political reaction meme about Musk, Trump, authoritarian imagery, or an absurdly dramatic public gesture.

And I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you.

♪ Elon Musk — Elon Musk Speaks After Trump Inauguration

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