Elon Musk put his hand to his chest and extended a rigid right arm with his palm down, resembling the salute made infamous by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Europe's fascists in the first half of the 20th century.Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi’ salute sparks fury from Europe’s left wing – POLITICO

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Europe’s left-wingers on Tuesday raced to condemn Elon Musk after the world’s richest man performed a stiff-armed salute at an event to celebrate new United States President Donald Trump.

“My heart goes out to you,” Musk said on stage at Washington’s Capital One Arena, as he thanked Trump’s supporters. He then put his hand to his chest and extended a rigid right arm with his palm down, resembling the salute made infamous by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Europe’s fascists in the first half of the 20th century.

Musk then repeated the gesture a second time facing the crowd on the opposite side.