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.

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

What did Elon Musk just do??” one X user asked. Streamer and leftist political commentator Hasan Pike posted: “did

Addressing Trump supporters hours after the Republican was inaugurated as the 47th US president on Monday, Musk hailed the outcome of the election on November 4 as “no ordinary victory”. “This was a fork in the road of human civilisation,” Musk said at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

The Anti-Defamation League defended Musk after some observers said he made a Nazi salute at a Trump inauguration rally

"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."

I never imagined we would see the day when what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute would be made behind the Presidential seal"

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

Explore the controversy surrounding Elon Musk's gesture at President Trump's inauguration, its societal impact, and the ensuing public debate.

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.