Elon Musk, who has been accused of performing the salute at an inauguration event this week, shared social media post that questioned why other public figures hadn't been scrutinized.

Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.

Arm gestures Elon Musk made at President Donald Trump 's inauguration continue to have ripple effects, and the X Corp. owner has attempted to drag pop star Taylor Swift into the drama. Newsweek contacted a representative for Swift and the press department for Musk's X for comment via email outside normal working hours.

At Donald Trump's post-inauguration rally on Monday, presidential adviser, DOGE head and world’s richest human Elon Musk twice made a gesture that many identify with a "seig heil," the infamous Nazi salute.

Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far right.

"The entrenched interests run deep. They will throw everything they can at Elon to stop change. It won't work. But it's going to get uglier and uglie

Elon Musk has now attempted to drag Taylor Swift into his "Nazi salute" scandal following his controversial speech at Donald Trump's inauguration. The Tesla CEO has been hit with fierce backlash online this week after during his speech he raised his arm in a manner that drew comparisons to the infamous gesture associated with Nazi Germany.

Billionaire and a staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk has been facing heat on social media for making a gesture with his right arm stretched out in the air that many have claimed somewhat resembles the Nazi salute. Elon Musk made the gesture while addressing the crowd at the Presidential Parade after the swearing-in ceremony.

Elon Musk has come under fire after he appeared to give a Nazi-style salute while on stage at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday.

Elon Musk has hit out at critics after he made a controversial salute during Donald Trump's inauguration which many have labelled fascist.

Elon Musk's 'Nazi' salute during Donald Trump's inauguration as the new president of the United States is causing a stir. News portals around the world have echoed this event, with

The president said he’s also open to another tech giant to acquire TikTok: Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle. Ellison was present at the White House for a $500 billion AI infrastructure partnership between the Trump administration and OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle. Oracle, a software company, houses most of TikTok's servers