Musk Uses Puns to Combat Preceived Nazi Salute
Most would shy away from being associated with a Nazi salute. But not billionaire Elon Musk. On Monday, Musk made a gesture that many perceived as a Nazi salute at the inauguration. Musk faced the backlash by posting a…
Most would shy away from being associated with a Nazi salute. But not billionaire Elon Musk.
On Monday, Musk made a gesture that many perceived as a Nazi salute at the Inauguration.
Musk faced the backlash by posting a series of puns on X Thursday morning.
“Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations! Some people will Goebbels anything down! Stop Gőring your enemies,” Musk wrote.
“His pronouns would’ve been He/Himmler! Bet you did nazi that coming,” he wrote and added a laughing emoji.
Musk was referring to Hitler’s deputy party leader, Rudolf Hess; Joseph, Nazi propagandist Goebbels; Gestapo head Hermann Gőring; and Heinrich Himmler, who was in charge of exterminating the Jewish race, per The Hill.
Musk clapped back from the criticism and blamed the media. He said the intent of the gesture was to be a symbol of love as an antisemitic salute.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) did not buy that excuse, stating it signaled that President Donald Trump was a part of neo-Nazi movements.
On Wednesday, Murphy said Musk has been “constantly trading in antisemitic conspiracy theories on Twitter.”
“He endorsed the far-right neo-Nazi party in Germany. But you don’t have to believe me,” Murphy said.